40years old was the median age of US first-time home buyers in the 2025 NAR Profile, a record high
40 years old was the median age of US first-time home buyers in the 2025 NAR Profile, a record high (Jul 2024-Jun 2025, National Association of REALTORS, Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers; Generational Trends; Existing-Home Sales)
+5.3% since the previous figure: 38 (4 Nov 2024)
Industry bodyChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026All sizesUSAReal estate · Buyers
Source: National Association of REALTORS, Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers; Generational Trends; Existing-Home SalesSame annual NAR survey. Not comparable with the monthly REALTORS Confidence Index (31% in Sept 2026).digitaltreed.com/statistics
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40 years old was the median age of US first-time home buyers in the 2025 NAR Profile, a record high (Jul 2024-Jun 2025).
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Why you can trust it. National Association of REALTORS, Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers; Generational Trends; Existing-Home Sales: industry body, trade association report. NAR 2025 Profile, 6,103 primary-residence buyers.
National Association of REALTORS. (2025). 40 years old was the median age of US first-time home buyers in the 2025 NAR Profile, a record high. Via digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/real-estate/first-time-buyer-median-age
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40 years old was the median age of US first-time home buyers in the 2025 NAR Profile, a record high, for Jul 2024-Jun 2025, according to National Association of REALTORS, Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers; Generational Trends; Existing-Home Sales. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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Industry bodyAll sizesUSA
21%
of US home buyers were first-time buyers (July 2024 to June 2025), the lowest share since NAR began tracking in 1981
Sample: NAR mailed a 120-question survey to 173,250 recent buyers of a primary residence in July 2025; 6,103 responses, adjusted response rate 3.5%; +/- 1.25% at 95% confidence. Excludes investors and vacation homes.
