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First-time buyers are haggling big discounts on homes: Here's Phil Spencer's tip on how you can too

First-time buyers are negotiating big discounts off asking prices as the market swings in their favour. Research by TSB has found that more than nine in 10 first-time buyers negotiated on the property ...

For the first time in 13 years, homebuyers have real leverage again — but not everywhere. Where price cuts are showing up, and who can actually save

Negotiating is back on the table, but a cooling market doesn’t guarantee deals.
Morningstar

Home buyers see record discounts just in time for Black Friday

The typical U.S. listing saw $25,000 in cumulative price cuts in October, matching the largest discounts Zillow has ever recorded Typical price cuts remain near $10,000, but multiple reductions are ...
USA Today

First-time buyers in the housing market are at an all-time low

As housing remains scarce, pricey, and out of reach, the share of first-time home buyers has hit an all-time low. Just 21% of buyers were first-timers in the 12 months ending June 2025, the National ...
HousingWire

Creative strategies help first-time buyers enter 2026 housing market

Builders and lenders are increasing incentives like grants, price reductions, and mortgage rate buy-downs for first-time buyers in 2026. NAR sees these trends as key to improved affordability. AI ...
HousingWire

First-time homebuyer share at record low, age at record high

First-time homebuyers fell to a historic low of 21% of all U.S. home purchasers this year, according to NAR’s 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers. The share has been cut in half since 2007, as ...

Shhh… These hidden housing markets are great for first-time buyers in 2026

Property Reach reports that affordable housing markets for first-time buyers in 2026 include Binghamton, Springfield, and Charleston, among others.