🏠 First-Time Homebuyers Get Younger in 2026: What Lower Rates & More Inventory Mean for Millennials & Gen Z 📊
Bill Rapp - Commercial & Residential Mortgage BrokerPublished on: 02/03/2026
First-Time Buyers Skew Younger as Inventory Improves (February 2026) The housing market narrative in 2023 and 2024 centered around affordability pressure, rate volatility, and stalled transactions. But 2026 is showing a different signal.
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