Just 24% of homebuyers have young children
This means, even if you are one of the few young families who “makes it” and can buy a home, the odds are high there won’t be many (or any) other young kids on the street for yours to play …
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RECORD 401(k) WITHDRAWALS SIGNAL FINANCIAL STRAIN. 13% OF HOMEBUYERS ARE RAIDING THEIR RETIREMENT RIGHT NOW
RECORD 401(k) WITHDRAWALS SIGNAL FINANCIAL STRAIN A record share of Americans are tapping retirement savings as financial pressure rises. In 2025, 6% of workers with plans run by Vanguard Group made hardship withdrawals—up from 4.8% in 2024 and about 2% …
Household formation just hit a 9-year low. The number of homebuyers is absolutely collapsing
The number of homebuyers is absolutely collapsing pic.twitter.com/GeQYeddflX — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) February 7, 2026 Household formation just hit a 9-year low. The next decade could see the slowest household growth in 100 years. At the same time:• Boomers are …
State Of The Housing Market! Lowest Turnover In Decades, New Construction Premium Vanishes, Median Age Of First-Time Homebuyers Is 40
by confoundedinterest17 Home prices exploded under Biden and Covid Federal spending. Making housing unaffordable for millions. Now the turnover rates for homes is at its lowesst rate in decades. Existing homes are now more expensive than new homes. Florida housing …
Homebuyers are backing out of deals at fastest pace in 10 years. U.S. rental market largely frozen.
More than 40,000 signed home purchase agreements were canceled in December, representing 16.3% of all homes that went under contract, according to Redfin. There were roughly 47% more home sellers than buyers in the market in December, according to the …
Trump moves to block Wall Street from buying single family homes, Institutional homebuyers tanking on the Trump tweet
Institutional homebuyers tanking on the Trump tweet pic.twitter.com/7gXizdG7DW — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) January 7, 2026 Grok: Trump posted on Truth Social about banning large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, saying he’s taking immediate steps and will push Congress to …
Teens confide in Epstein-inspired chatbots, AI listings trick homebuyers, and every platform you love is quietly getting worse
What was once promised as convenience and innovation is now exposing cracks that affect real people. Teenagers are confiding in AI chatbots with alarming guidance. Homebuyers are being misled by algorithm-generated listings. Platforms we trust for daily life are quietly …
Record-high student loan delinquencies are hitting FICO scores and the diminishing pool of creditworthy potential homebuyers
https://qz.com/credit-scores-tank-record-student-loan-delinquencies Borrowers are falling behind on their student loan payments at a record pace — and their credit scores are suffering the consequences, a new report found. More than 10% of consumers with a student loan on their credit file …
Fed keeps trillions in toxic MBSs: Private equity firms squeeze homebuyers, affordable housing remains out of reach.
The housing market didn’t collapse. It was looted. The 2008 crash wasn’t a failure. It was a transfer. The Fed absorbed $2.7 trillion in toxic mortgage-backed securities from its bankster accomplices, dumped the fallout onto taxpayers, and called it stability. …
Home prices are about to turn negative again. Homebuyers HALTING sales of overpriced houses.
Home prices are about to turn negative again. I illustrated the last several year of home prices to show what's under way. pic.twitter.com/OZGqCtMypQ — Mike Simonsen 🐉 (@mikesimonsen) August 16, 2025 Transfer of power to the buyers. 🤙🙌 pic.twitter.com/mTIec4zllk — …
Redfin: U.S. housing market now 508,715 more home sellers than homebuyers
Redfin: U.S. housing market now 508,715 more home sellers than homebuyers That’s the most home sellers have outmatched homebuyers in over a decade, according to Redfin pic.twitter.com/3kmfduePlh — Lance Lambert (@NewsLambert) August 4, 2025 Lol pic.twitter.com/Y61dW5nuvv — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) …
S&P 500 just hit an all-time high. Meanwhile, 60% of Americans use Afterpay for groceries. First-time homebuyers have fallen to 24% from 50%.
The S&P 500 just closed above 6170. Nasdaq is over 20000. Every financial outlet is painting it as strength. But if you step away from the screen and check the wallets, it’s clear the real economy is strained. More than …
Homebuyers’ Down Payments Are Shrinking for the First Time in Almost Two Years as Housing Market Cools
The typical U.S. homebuyer puts 15% down, essentially unchanged from 15.1% last year. FHA and VA loans are becoming more common as the housing market tilts toward buyers. Just over 15% of mortgaged homebuyers use an FHA loan, and just …
Homebuyer median age hits 56 today, younger buyers priced out
The median age of homebuyers has climbed to 56, marking a dramatic shift in the housing market. This is the highest recorded age for buyers, reflecting the impact of soaring home prices, high mortgage rates, and tightening inventory. Younger generations …
Trump eyes fannie mae freddie mac privatization, homebuyers brace for higher rates
uhh… WOW! https://t.co/pDlpOfxWQt — Roberto Rios (@peruvian_bull) May 21, 2025 Trump announced he’s seriously considering privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government-backed companies that support the mortgage market by buying loans from banks and turning them into securities. This …
The average age of U.S. homebuyers jumps to 56—homes are ‘wildly unaffordable’ for young people, real estate expert says
The average age of homebuyers in the U.S. has risen by six years since July 2023 — another sign that younger Americans are being priced out of the market due to escalating ownership costs. The average age of homebuyers is …
Median household income for homebuyers is $120k, 40% higher than current income.
The median household income necessary to purchase the median home for sale in the US ($120k) is over 40% higher than the current median household income ($85k). The most unaffordable housing market in history continues. h/t RobertBartus
The median age of all homebuyers is now 49 years old, up from 31 in 1981!
https://x.com/jam_croissant/status/1842958215757377892 First time buyers are getting older too https://www.cbsnews.com/news/average-homebuyer-age-millennial-data-realtor/ h/t Fun_Balance_1809
Suprise! Newsom Vetoes Down-Payment Assistance Bill for Illegal Immigrant Homebuyers
Citing budget constraints and limited funding in the state’s housing assistance programs, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Sept. 6 that would have expanded eligibility to include illegal immigrants. “Given the finite funding available for [California’s Housing and Finance …
Homebuyers Starting to Revolt Over Steep Prices Across USA…
(Bloomberg) — The US housing market — long crippled by an inventory drought — is finally starting to see listings rise. But now, in many places, the buyers just aren’t showing up. Sellers are grappling with the fact that higher-for-longer …
Real estate agents are fleeing the field. Is that good for homebuyers?
When real estate broker April Strickland looks at her local housing market in Gainesville, Fla., she sees a mismatch. Industry data show that only a few hundred homes are sold each month, she said, yet there are more than 1,500 …
If inflation is 3%, why do home buyers need to earn 80% more than they did in 2020 to afford a home in today’s market
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/homebuyers-need-to-earn-80-more-than-they-did-in-2020-to-afford-a-home-in-todays-market-090055980.html They can redefine recession, change how and what CPI numbers measure, but they can’t redefine prices without actually putting more buying power into wallets. At the end of the day, manipulating reported numbers is just covering up for a …
China’s property crisis involves gifts for homebuyers, a debt of hundreds of billions, and trillions in local government debt.
Desperate property developers in China have resorted to gifts like new cars, free parking spaces, phones and other consumer goods to attract homebuyers and boost flagging sales. These incentives are just the tip of the iceberg in a crisis involving …
Simply Unaffordable! Homebuyers Must Earn $115,000 to Afford the Typical U.S. Home, UP 30% Under Biden (About $40,000 More Than the Typical American Household Earns) Mortgage Market Is Addicted To Gov!
by confoundedinterest17 Housing in the US is simply unaffordable! Under Bidenomics, home prices are up 30% while real weekly earnings growth has been negative for most of Biden’s Presidency. And mortgage rates are up 178% under Bidenomics. Sky-high mortgage rates and …
Poland has cut taxes for first-time homebuyers and raised taxes for those buying multiple properties
Poland has cut taxes for first-time homebuyers and raised taxes for those buying multiple properties (like corporations). Should more countries do the same? Read more here: https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/09/01/poland-cuts-tax-for-first-time-homebuyers-and-raises-it-for-those-buying-multiple-properties/ h/t TonyLiberty
New homebuyers are now paying a record $34,000/year on home payments.
A buyer on a $3,000 monthly budget can afford a $419,000 home with a 7.7% mortgage rate. Read more: https://t.co/PjUD0QHHd7 — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) October 8, 2023 via unusualwhales: A buyer on a $3,000 monthly budget can afford a $419,000 home …
Homebuyers are now spending 50% of median PRE-TAX household income on house payments. Retail sales are drastically declining.
US housing market affordability is, by far, at its lowest point in history. Even in the worst part of the 2008 financial crisis, affordability was ~15% BETTER than its current levels. With the recent move higher in treasury yields, we …
Debt to Income ratio for homebuyers (DTI) hits all time high in 2023
It is clear that home affordability is deteriorating rapidly, and this trend is likely to continue in the near future. This could lead to another housing market crash, as people are unable to keep up with their mortgage payments. …