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“It’s kind of a shocking number,” said an economist with the National Association of Realtors. By Julia Carpenter The path to homeownership continues to get longer, with the median age of first-time ...

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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that the typical age people purchase their first home in the U.S. has risen to an all-time high of 40 years old. First-time buyers represented only ...