Latest Realty News from NAR

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Posted on 10 Jan 2019 by Meredith Dunn, Research Communications Manager In 1981 when NAR first started tracking the data, the average age of a first-time homebuyer was 29.  They made up 44 percent of all homebuyers.  Sixty-eight percent of first-time buyers were married couples, 12 percent were......

Posted on 11 Jan 2019 by Michael Hyman, Research Data Specialist At the national level, housing affordability is down from last month and down from a year ago. Mortgage rates rose to 4.99 percent this November, up 19.1 percent compared to 4.19 percent a year ago. Housing affordability......