{"id":20,"date":"2026-09-18T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/soniafloresdallasrealtor-com\/2026\/09\/18\/new-study-ranks-texas-a-top-20-housing-market-for-buyers-under-35\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T17:00:00","slug":"new-study-ranks-texas-a-top-20-housing-market-for-buyers-under-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soniafloresdallasrealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/18\/new-study-ranks-texas-a-top-20-housing-market-for-buyers-under-35\/","title":{"rendered":"New study ranks Texas a top-20 housing market for buyers under 35"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As a REALTOR\u00ae serving Dallas, Rockwall, Forney, Mesquite, Lavon, Royse City, and nearby areas, I pay close attention to how the market is shifting for younger buyers. A recent study placed Texas at number 18 among the best states for homebuyers under 35, with 23% of mortgage applications coming from this age group. It\u2019s no surprise\u2014affordable home values (under $300,000) continue to draw in younger adults, even as higher prices, rising interest rates, and tight inventory make the path to homeownership more challenging. I see firsthand how these factors shape decisions for clients starting their real estate journey. Whether you\u2019re buying your first home, selling, or coordinating a move, I\u2019m committed to providing clear guidance and personal attention so you feel informed and confident at every stage.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/houston.culturemap.com\/news\/real-estate\/best-states-for-young-homebuyers\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a REALTOR\u00ae serving Dallas, Rockwall, Forney, Mesquite, Lavon, Royse City, and nearby areas, I pay close attention to how the market is shifting for younger buyers. A recent study placed Texas at number 18 among the best states for homebuyers under 35, with 23% of mortgage applications coming from this age group. It\u2019s no [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":47,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.soniafloresdallasrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.soniafloresdallasrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.soniafloresdallasrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soniafloresdallasrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.soniafloresdallasrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soniafloresdallasrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.soniafloresdallasrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soniafloresdallasrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soniafloresdallasrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}