{"id":124,"date":"2026-10-25T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goldenlandrealestate.com\/blog\/?p=124"},"modified":"2026-10-25T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T11:00:00","slug":"starter-home-squeeze-where-first-time-buyers-still-find-a-foothold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goldenlandrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/25\/starter-home-squeeze-where-first-time-buyers-still-find-a-foothold\/","title":{"rendered":"Starter-Home Squeeze: Where First-Time Buyers Still Find a Foothold"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>It&#039;s no secret that finding a starter home has become more challenging in recent years. Since 2019, the share of starter homes has slipped from 38.1% to 36.2%, with prices climbing by a significant 31%. More first-time buyers are now turning to condos and townhomes, as these make up a growing portion of the entry-level market. While many Southeast and Sunbelt markets remain tough on affordability, the Midwest is still offering more accessible options for those just starting out. As someone who&#039;s guided many clients through their first home purchase across the Bay Area, I always focus on understanding your unique needs and helping you navigate these changing trends with confidence and clarity.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/news\/starter-home-squeeze-where-first-time-buyers-still-find-a-foothold-ce785dded088fe24\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#039;s no secret that finding a starter home has become more challenging in recent years. Since 2019, the share of starter homes has slipped from 38.1% to 36.2%, with prices climbing by a significant 31%. More first-time buyers are now turning to condos and townhomes, as these make up a growing portion of the entry-level [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenlandrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenlandrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenlandrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenlandrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenlandrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenlandrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenlandrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions\/126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenlandrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenlandrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenlandrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenlandrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}