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‘Missing’ First-Time Homebuyers Borrowed Too Much for Education to Save for a Downpayment

November 12, 2015
Despite a recovering housing market, the number of first-time homebuyers fell to the lowest level it’s been in close to 30 years, according an annual survey from the National Association of Realtors. The share of first-time buyers in the marketplace declined for the third year in a row, dipping to 32 percent, from 33 percent a year ago. The NAR said it hasn’t been that low since the trade group began the survey in 1981. Recent numbers show it’s the second lowest it’s been since 1987, when first-timers accounted for 30 percent of the market. Historically, the long-term average shows...
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