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Rising Home Prices Leave Younger Buyers Struggling, Risk Mortgage Constraints

Sourced from 3 publications

  • •The average age of first-time homebuyers has risen to 40 due to high prices.
  • •Younger buyers risk being unable to refinance or switch lenders for better terms.
  • •HDB's service enables sellers to list properties without agents, noted by The Business Times.

Sources

Young home shoppers still priced out without help, according to survey

Detroitnews

Could more homeowners bypass using agents to sell their properties?

Businesstimes

Why younger homebuyers risk being locked in mortgage prison

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