{"id":28933,"date":"2025-05-30T10:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/here-are-the-best-u-s-cities-for-first-time-homebuyers\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T10:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:21:14","slug":"here-are-the-best-u-s-cities-for-first-time-homebuyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/here-are-the-best-u-s-cities-for-first-time-homebuyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are the best U.S. cities for first-time homebuyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>With mortgage rates and housing prices still\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mortgage-interest-rate-7-percent-moodys-downgrade-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">stubbornly elevated<\/a><\/span>, potential homebuyers are looking for ways save wherever they can.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The median sale price for a home in the first-quarter of 2025 was over $400,000,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/MSPUS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according<\/a>\u00a0to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Mortgage rates, meanwhile, continue to hover around 7% \u2014 up from a record low of 2.65% in January 2021. Moody&#8217;s decision to downgrade the U.S.&#8217; credit rating briefly\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mortgage-interest-rate-7-percent-moodys-downgrade-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">pushed rates<\/a><\/span>\u00a0above the 7% threshold earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>While homebuyers cannot control median home prices and mortgage rates, their choice of city or town to buy in can play a defining role in how much they end up spending on a property. Certain locales will offer more affordable listings and a wider range of options to choose from \u2014 giving buyers something to think about as they decide where to make their next investment.<\/p>\n<p>A recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/smartasset.com\/data-studies\/first-time-homebuyers-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">study<\/a> from SmartAsset ranks the best cities for first-time buyers \u2014 providing a cheat sheet of sorts for those on the hunt for a new home. The financial technology company looked at 180 U.S. cities and ranked their appeal for first-time buyers based on affordability, available housing inventory, demand and how much home prices are expected to shift in the area over the next year.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a breakdown of the cities that will give first-time homebuyers the best bang for their buck.<\/p>\n<h2>Best place to buy overall<\/h2>\n<p>McAllen, Texas, located on the state&#8217;s southern tip, claimed the No. 1 spot on SmartAsset&#8217;s list. A major selling point for the border city is that housing prices are forecast to change just 0.4% over the next year, meaning that buyers can rest assured the market won&#8217;t fluctuate too wildly as they search for the right home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The median sale price for homes in McAllen \u2014 $204,499 \u2014 is about four times as much as the median local income, giving buyers more moderate wiggle room when it comes to affordability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<pre><div style=\"min-height:400px\" id=\"datawrapper-vis-YZW1K\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/YZW1K\/full.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div> <\/pre>\n<h2>Best in affordability<\/h2>\n<p>When looking solely at affordability \u2014 the median sale price of a home relative to the median local income \u2014 Midwestern metro areas reign. Illinois cities Peoria and Decatur top the ranking in affordability, according to SmartAsset. Other locales house hunters may want to keep an eye on include Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Davenport, Iowa; Muncie, Indiana; Springfield, Illinois; and St. Joseph, Missouri, which are among the least expensive metro areas, according to the study.<\/p>\n<p>While Midwestern cities ranked higher in affordability than others, only Lawton, Oklahoma, where homes have a median sale price of $150,007, made it into SmartAsset&#8217;s top 10 cities for first-time homebuyers overall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Best place for expanded inventory<\/h2>\n<p>One of biggest issues plaguing the housing market is the limited supply of homes for sale While studies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/magazine\/real-estate-news\/inventory-is-rising-but-not-enough-a-new-report-warns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">show<\/a>\u00a0that the inventory of available properties is rising in many markets, some metro areas are still suffering from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/magazine\/real-estate-news\/inventory-is-rising-but-not-enough-a-new-report-warns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">shortages<\/a>, which increases competition and prices for homebuyers.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for more robust inventory, you may want to consider heading south. Cape Coral, Florida, offers the greatest number of homes for sale per capita, according to SmartAsset, followed by Port St. Lucie, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/mary-cunningham\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Mary  Cunningham<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Mary Cunningham is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. Before joining the business and finance vertical, she worked at &#8220;60 Minutes,&#8221; CBSNews.com and CBS News 24\/7 as part of the CBS News Associate Program.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/best-cities-for-first-time-homebuyers-2025\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With mortgage rates and housing prices still\u00a0stubbornly elevated, 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