The chart doesn’t necessarily show what first appears.
E.g., if 50 years ago the norm was people living their entire life in the same house, and in 2025 the norm is to sell and buy a new house at retirement and every year thereafter, the chart would look very skewed (like this).
I’m not saying that’s what is happening, but there isn’t enough here to draw a real conclusion.
Edit: having seen the first time homebuyer chart, we still have a similar question. First time homebuyer age might not have changed much, but the percent of 30 somethings that is buying a home may have plummeted. Essentially, if someone is in an economic strata to but a home, that are likely to do so in their 30s. If they aren’t in that strata they may never be able to buy.
The chart doesn’t necessarily show what first appears.
E.g., if 50 years ago the norm was people living their entire life in the same house, and in 2025 the norm is to sell and buy a new house at retirement and every year thereafter, the chart would look very skewed (like this).
I’m not saying that’s what is happening, but there isn’t enough here to draw a real conclusion.
Edit: having seen the first time homebuyer chart, we still have a similar question. First time homebuyer age might not have changed much, but the percent of 30 somethings that is buying a home may have plummeted. Essentially, if someone is in an economic strata to but a home, that are likely to do so in their 30s. If they aren’t in that strata they may never be able to buy.