{"id":21,"date":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/keys2homes-com\/2026\/09\/24\/new-study-ranks-texas-a-top-20-housing-market-for-buyers-under-35\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","slug":"new-study-ranks-texas-a-top-20-housing-market-for-buyers-under-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keys2homes.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/24\/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>A recent study places Texas among the top 20 housing markets for buyers under 35, ranking our state 18th overall. It\u2019s notable that 23% of mortgage applications here come from young adults\u2014a strong signal that many are eager to put down roots, even as affordability remains a challenge. States with home values below $300,000 are especially attractive to younger buyers, but rising prices, interest rates, and limited inventory continue to shape the journey to homeownership.<\/p>\n<p>As someone who guides clients through every step of buying, selling, or investing in Austin and its neighboring communities, I see firsthand how these factors influence decisions for young buyers. Whether you\u2019re weighing neighborhoods, evaluating investment potential, or navigating the numbers, a thoughtful and research-driven approach can help you move forward with confidence.<\/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>A recent study places Texas among the top 20 housing markets for buyers under 35, ranking our state 18th overall. It\u2019s notable that 23% of mortgage applications here come from young adults\u2014a strong signal that many are eager to put down roots, even as affordability remains a challenge. States with home values below $300,000 are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":214,"featured_media":46,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keys2homes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keys2homes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keys2homes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keys2homes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/214"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keys2homes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.keys2homes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keys2homes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keys2homes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keys2homes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keys2homes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}