First-time homebuyers are typically defined as those entering the market who’ve never owned a home. However, anyone who has not owned a home for the last three years also qualifies as a first-timer.

Builders and lenders are increasing incentives like grants, price reductions, and mortgage rate buy-downs for first-time buyers in 2026. NAR sees these trends as key to improved affordability. AI ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Harry Kraemer, Jr. is a professor at the Kellogg School of Management. It’s arguably the most difficult career transition in ...

The current housing market is anything but predictable. Mortgage rates are dropping in 2025, but new tariffs could still drive up the costs of building and maintaining homes. At the same time, rent ...

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