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Struggling To Buy Your First House? You’re Not Alone: Homebuyers Over the Age of 70 Now Outnumber Those Under 35

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Caleb Naysmith

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August 16, 2025

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The U.S. housing market has entered a paradoxical new chapter: more senior citizens are buying homes than Gen Z and millennials combined. Once dominated by young first-time buyers, the American real estate landscape is now increasingly tilted toward older generations, raising questions about the future of homeownership and the American Dream itself.

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