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Gretchen Whitmer: “The average first-time home buyer is 40.”

Featuring: Gretchen Whitmer, Democratic | Governor of Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 00:11

I get it. It's rough. I bought my first home when I was 28. And if you're 28 today, that probably sounds kind of crazy, right? Today, The average first-time home buyer is 40. They're making almost a hundred grand just to get in the door. And still only one in five homes go to someone buying for the first time. (00:11–00:15)

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