{"id":69,"date":"2026-10-01T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/?p=69"},"modified":"2026-10-01T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:00:00","slug":"will-first-time-homebuyers-save-californias-homeownership-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/01\/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>As someone who has guided buyers and sellers through California\u2019s changing real estate landscape for nearly twenty years, I\u2019ve seen how challenges shape opportunities. Today\u2019s first-time homebuyers, especially those between 25 and 34, are navigating a tough environment\u2014high student debt, increasing mortgage rates, and steep home prices have contributed to a homeownership rate of just 54.3%. For many, employment hurdles and zoning restrictions mean the path to owning a home stretches into their 30s and 40s, with broader growth in ownership projected beyond 2030. It\u2019s a reminder of how important thoughtful guidance and clear communication are when it comes to making sound, strategic decisions. Building trust and fostering long-term relationships remain at the core of every real estate 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>As someone who has guided buyers and sellers through California\u2019s changing real estate landscape for nearly twenty years, I\u2019ve seen how challenges shape opportunities. Today\u2019s first-time homebuyers, especially those between 25 and 34, are navigating a tough environment\u2014high student debt, increasing mortgage rates, and steep home prices have contributed to a homeownership rate of just [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":70,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/350"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69\/revisions\/71"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}