You’ve been daydreaming about buying your first home for many months – if not years. Now it is springtime, and your daydream has become a sunny summer afternoon watching the kids run through the sprinkler on your freshly mowed lawn. But there is also that pestering feeling of being a little overwhelmed with the big
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Fewer first-time buyers are married
The declining rate of marriage in the U.S. means that married couples no longer dominate the first time buyer landscape like they used to. Instead, many first time buyers are going it alone, while others are even partnering with friends in order to get a foot on the property ladder, according to new data from
First time buyers increasingly turn to bank of mom & dad
A third of first time buyers have been forced to ask their families or friends for financial assistance in order to buy a home, the National Association of Realtors has revealed. Some 27% of first time buyers surveyed said they’re received a cash gift from family or friends, NAR data shows. Jessica Lautz, vice president