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Sara Rodriguez: “The average age for a first-time homebuyer is 40 years old.”

Featuring: Sara Rodriguez, Democratic | Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

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Sara Rodriguez – March 11, 2026 live interview

Published | Video Starts at 09:28

And so we have to make sure that we've got housing stock that young families can afford those starter homes. We simply don't have that in the state. The average age for a first-time homebuyer is 40 years old. Nationally, that's insane to me. 40 years old. That means we are not, we do not have homes that young families can afford and we need to help them out a little bit in terms of down payment assistance. (09:28–09:32)

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