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Brennen Waldron quit his full-time construction job to focus on renovating a 100-year-old home for his family.

“I didn't fall in love with the house when I walked in,” said Ashley Pincenti, a first-time homeowner in Bartlett, Illinois. “I had signs telling me: ‘This is your house.’”

The National Association of Realtors reports that the median first-time buyer topped 40 for the first time ever.

First-time buyers are going in one direction, while experienced buyers and sellers with equity are going in another.

The sudden rise in property taxes in Chicago’s south suburbs is due in part to commercial disinvestment and a shrinking tax base, experts say.

Falling interest rates on Treasuries could lead to lower mortgage rates, which are key to a recovery in the housing market.

Young adults increasingly need help from a parent, or other older adult, to buy their first home. The tough market is removing some of the stigma.

From 1984 to 2023, the median cost of a new home rose from $79,900 to $417,700, more than double the rate of overall price inflation.

A check-in with Utah resident Abigail Gomez, who plans to move out of her parents’ home.

Millennials have faced challenges to homeownership for years. Now, a slim majority of millennials own a home.