By the numbers: Who owns our houses

Only 9.1% of Washington homeowners are under 35 years old, compared to roughly 10.7% nationally, according to the latest census data.

• In this market, in these times, we believe it.

The big picture: U.S. homebuyers are now the oldest on record, with the median age of first-timers reaching 38, per a recent report from the National Association of Realtors.

• That's up from 35 last year and marks a new high in NAR data from 1981.

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