{"id":28556,"date":"2025-12-29T00:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pintailcos.com\/web\/three-ways-to-help-first-time-buyers\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T00:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:08:09","slug":"three-ways-to-help-first-time-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pintailcos.com\/web\/three-ways-to-help-first-time-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Ways to Help First-Time Buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"There are fewer first-time homebuyers in the market lately, and those who are out there tend to be older, according to recent data.\nNAR\u2019s 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers says the percentage of first-time buyers hit a record low of 21%, while the median age of first-time buyers hit a record high of 40, based on transactions from July 2024 to June 2025.\nYou have a tremendous opportunity when working with first-time buyers. This is their first rodeo, and your guidance and expertise can make a huge difference in their experience in the real estate market. Consider these strategies when helping them.\nConnect Them to Resources\nAccording to the report, many first-time buyers are turning to their own savings or financial assets, rather than help from family and friends, for their downpayment.\nBut they still may benefit from financial assistance and likely do not know about the programs they may qualify for. Share these links with your clients.\n\nThe TDHCA Homebuyer Program from Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs\nFirst Time Home Buyer Grants from the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation\nResources from the Texas Real Estate Commission\n\nGet Up to Speed with REALTOR\u00ae Materials\nThe Texas Affordable Housing Specialist certification gives you specialized training to help you serve first-time homebuyers. Visit texasrealestate.com\/findacourse to see upcoming sessions.\nCheck out these tips from Texas REALTORS\u00ae, such as 5 Things First-Time Homebuyers Don\u2019t Know They Should Do and What to Avoid as a First-Time Homebuyer. The association\u2019s Texas Homebuying Experience Report offers additional insights into how homebuyers are feeling right now.\nIntroduce Them to the Real Estate Transaction\nYour first-time buyers may be relying on older, outdated, or incorrect information about the housing market learned from family, friends, and the internet.\nTake time to walk them through each step of the process and explain what\u2019s going to happen\u2014just as you would with any other client. Be ready to answer plenty of questions. Keep in touch to let them know where they are in the transaction and what\u2019s coming next. Your first-time buyer clients will remember feeling supported, heard, and taken care of long after you hand them the keys.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are fewer first-time homebuyers in the market lately, and those who are out there tend to be older, according to recent data. NAR\u2019s 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers says the percentage of first-time buyers hit a record low of 21%, while the median age of first-time buyers hit a record high of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pintailcos.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pintailcos.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pintailcos.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pintailcos.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pintailcos.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pintailcos.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28556\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pintailcos.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pintailcos.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pintailcos.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}