The bank said the fund will support the development and preservation of 1 million affordable housing units, alongside expanding loan products and policy development.
Zillow Chief Economist Mischa Fisher talked about uncertainty and how agents are perfectly positioned to help consumers navigate pain points.
Jason Oppenheim and Aaron Kirman talked private listings and the balance between seller choice and market transparency.
As parents fund more first-time purchases, AI-generated repair estimates and contract disputes are becoming a fixture at the negotiating table.
This week in his America Answers column, America Foy addresses all of your burning questions about planning a first-time homebuyer seminar.
A Compass agent says more buyers are feeding inspection reports to ChatGPT and Claude, then negotiating off AI-inflated repair estimates, especially when parents are footing the bill.
Although many of the forces shaping affordability are outside an agent’s control, Christopher Watters writes, the way agents advise clients has never been more important.
Robust inventory is softening starter home prices in the South, but the overall picture for first-time buyers is still grim.
First-time homebuyers made up 49 percent of Newrez's 2025 purchase loans, down from 56 percent in 2022, as repeat buyers pull further ahead on income and price.
Gen Z hit a record 20 percent of purchase rate locks in Q2 2026, ICE data shows, as home prices post their strongest growth in over a year.
New single-family home sales fell 7.3 percent in May, but the bigger story is the shrinking share of affordable new homes.
The hub guides homebuyers through budgeting, finding listings, making competitive offers and the closing process.