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First-Time Homebuyers Appear to Be Younger, Less Creditworthy in Eighth District

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First-time homebuyers are essential to the dynamics of the housing market by allowing current homeowners to trade up. The number of first-time homebuyers decreased between 2000 and 2011, and then started slowly increasing again. There are many possible reasons why this happened, such as rising rent and home prices, rising student debt and tightening credit standards.

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  • Brian Reinbold & Paulina Restrepo-Echavarria, 2017. "First-Time Homebuyers Appear to Be Younger, Less Creditworthy in Eighth District," The Regional Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, vol. 25(4).
  • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedlre:00168
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