Baby boomers own a third of America's homes. Here are the 15 metro areas they dominate.

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A residential neighborhood and golf course in Florida.

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We bought a house that's too small so we could afford our dream neighborhood. A $300,000 third-party loan will help us renovate.

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Derek and Kate Feinberg bought a small home in a neighborhood they loved and plan to renovate using a third-party loan.

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These 10 housing markets top the list for first-time homebuyers

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A for-sale sign is displayed outside a home for sale in Los Angeles, California.

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Saving for a down payment is getting easier. Here are 8 markets where it takes under 5 years.

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The time it takes to save for a home down payment fell to about seven years in 2025.

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I struggled to afford rent, so I built myself a tiny house. At 56, I moved in, and I'm finally a homeowner.

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The author is living in her tiny house in her 50s.

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This 24-year-old Gen Zer just bought a $395K home with his fiancée. They had a strategy — and this key piece of advice.

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Ryan Hemenway, 24, says limiting his rent costs has helped him save for a home.

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Three friends, one mortgage: How a group of Gen Zers bought a home together before turning 25

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Scott McKinnon (left), Cole Flynn (middle), and Stefan Gollisz (right) co-bought a house together in their early 20s.

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The rules for real estate have changed. Here's how you can profit from the upheaval.

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A $418 million settlement could help American homebuyers save tens of thousands of dollars. But the path to ownership is still lined with hazards.

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We got a 2.6% mortgage rate this year to buy our first home. Here's how we did it.

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Grace Lucchese and Mickey Ricard scored a low mortgage interest rate for the house outside Boston they bought in January.

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