By the numbers: Two age groups—45 to 54 and 55 to 64 — each make up 22% of homeowners in metro Atlanta.
People under age 35 make up only about 11% of homeowners in Atlanta.
The big picture: U.S. homebuyers are now the oldest on record, with the median age of first-timers reaching 38, a recent report from the National Association of Realtors found.
That's up from 35 last year and marks a new high in NAR data from 1981.
The intrigue: The median age of repeat home purchasers rose to 61 from 58 last year, per the NAR report.