{"id":12,"date":"2026-08-02T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reo-magician.com\/blog\/?p=12"},"modified":"2026-08-02T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T16:00:00","slug":"newrez-data-shows-first-time-buyers-account-for-nearly-half-of-purchase-mortgages-as-homeownership-remains-part-of-the-american-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reo-magician.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/newrez-data-shows-first-time-buyers-account-for-nearly-half-of-purchase-mortgages-as-homeownership-remains-part-of-the-american-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Newrez Data Shows First-Time Buyers Account for Nearly Half of Purchase Mortgages as Homeownership Remains Part of the American Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, 81% of adults still view homeownership as part of the American Dream. In 2025, first-time homebuyers made up 49% of new purchase loans, with a median age of 33. Repeat buyers accounted for just over half of purchase originations, buying more expensive homes with a median price of $482,000. Homeownership remains a key goal despite evolving paths to achieve it.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260706513887\/en\/Newrez-Data-Shows-First-Time-Buyers-Account-for-Nearly-Half-of-Purchase-Mortgages-as-Homeownership-Remains-Part-of-the-American-Dream\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, 81% of adults still view homeownership as part of the American Dream. In 2025, first-time homebuyers made up 49% of new purchase loans, with a median age of 33. Repeat buyers accounted for just over half of purchase originations, buying more expensive homes with a median price of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reo-magician.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reo-magician.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reo-magician.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reo-magician.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reo-magician.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reo-magician.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reo-magician.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reo-magician.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reo-magician.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reo-magician.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}