Real Estate Newsletter with Facts That Matter! - 03/18/2026
Happy Wednesday! Hope all is going well in everyone’s world. Today’s newsletter is a quick one but may have some nuggets for all. Lets go.
📊 1. Homeowners staying in their homes ~10+ years
Updated stat (more accurate):
The typical U.S. homeowner now stays around 11–12 year
Up from ~6–7 years in the mid-2000s
Staying Roughly Twice as long as 15 Years ago
Source: https://www.mpamag.com/
👶2. First-time buyers dropping to historic lows
NAR shows ~21% of buyers are first-time buyers (recent low)
Down Payments, and Rates not Cooperating pushing more pressure on buyers to stay renters instead of buy.
Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/
🎂 3. Buyers are getting older
Median first-time buyer age is now ~35–40 years old depending on data
This is historically high and trending upward
Sources
🧠4. Buyers are adjusting behavior in order to buy
60% of buyers purchase with someone else (co-buying trend)
Search timelines average 3–4 months
Buyers are making compromises to manage costs
Sources