Single women are outperforming other cohorts as first-time home buyers in the US, with many successfully navigating a long-standing gender wage gap, high home prices, and elevated mortgage rates to ...

Buying a home is possibly the largest and most important purchase you’ll make in your lifetime. While 62% of homebuyers in 2024 were married couples, single buyers are a significant and growing ...

First-time homebuyers are typically defined as those entering the market who’ve never owned a home. However, anyone who has not owned a home for the last three years also qualifies as a first-timer.

In 2025, the median down payment for first-time homebuyers was 10% — the highest median since 1989, according to the National ...

For today’s first-time homebuyers, getting a toehold into the pricey housing market increasingly means buying a townhome. Townhomes are making up a growing percentage of the for-sale market around the ...

There are a variety of home loans available for single parents, and many come with flexible credit and down payment options. Single parents may be able to take advantage of state, local and federal ...

Single Gen Z women are outpacing the men of their generation when it comes to buying a home ...

Brittany Brown is a full-time copywriter writing covering real estate and personal finance topics like budgeting, investing, credit cards, and more. She is currently working to become an accredited ...