for non uppermiddle class tech people, who can earn enough.

I bought my first home when I was 42. I started saving up for it when I was 25. Nice to see the average is catching up.

Eventually the average will be so high that something will finally break, as only the privileged few who inherit will own land.

The median age of first-time buyers rose to 40 in 2025 from 38 the year before, and is up sharply from 33 just five years ago

In case anyone else was wondering what “typical” means, they’re referring to the median. Not sure why they wouldn’t put that in the headline since, unlike “typical”, it actually has a clearly defined mathematical meaning.