{"id":16,"date":"2026-09-12T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/joannalopez-com\/2026\/09\/12\/will-first-time-homebuyers-save-californias-homeownership-rate\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T13:00:00","slug":"will-first-time-homebuyers-save-californias-homeownership-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/12\/will-first-time-homebuyers-save-californias-homeownership-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"Will first-time homebuyers save California&#8217;s homeownership rate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>There&#039;s a lot of talk about California\u2019s changing homeownership landscape, especially for first-time buyers in the 25-34 age group. With student debt, rising mortgage rates, and soaring home prices, it\u2019s no surprise that the homeownership rate has dipped to 54.3%. Many are waiting until ages 30-45 before making the leap\u2014often held back by employment hurdles and zoning restrictions. Growth in ownership is expected to pick up after 2030. Having helped so many Bay Area buyers\u2014whether upgrading, downsizing, or finding that perfect first home\u2014I see how challenging and important these milestones are. If you\u2019re navigating these waters, know you\u2019re not alone. Understanding your motivations and the unique aspects of our neighborhoods can make all the difference in your home journey.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/journal.firsttuesday.us\/will-first-time-homebuyers-save-californias-homeownership-rate\/17842\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#039;s a lot of talk about California\u2019s changing homeownership landscape, especially for first-time buyers in the 25-34 age group. With student debt, rising mortgage rates, and soaring home prices, it\u2019s no surprise that the homeownership rate has dipped to 54.3%. Many are waiting until ages 30-45 before making the leap\u2014often held back by employment hurdles [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":188,"featured_media":45,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}