[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1ujxje5i48nzr":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":39,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":43},{"item":4,"previous":27,"next":33},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":25,"updatedAt":26},576,"is-your-first-home-within-your-grasp-now","Is Your First Home Within Your Grasp Now?","There are many people sitting on the sidelines trying to decide if they should purchase a home or sign a rental lease. Some might wonder if it makes sense to purchase a house before they are married and have a family. Others may think they are too young. And still others might think their current income would never enable them to qualify for a mortgage.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Fsimplifyingmedia\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F06\u002F01161353\u002F20160607-Within-Grasp-STM.jpg","There are many people sitting on the sidelines trying to decide if they should purchase a home or sign a rental lease. Some might wonder if it makes sense to purchase a house before they are married and have a family. Others may think they are too young. And still others might think their current income would never enable them to qualify for a mortgage.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nWe want to share what the typical first-time homebuyer actually looks like based on the \u003Cem>National Association of REALTORS\u003C\u002Fem> most recent \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.realtor.org\u002Freports\u002Fhighlights-from-the-2015-profile-of-home-buyers-and-sellers\">\u003Cem>Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>. 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