https://tcbulletin.com/desk/first-time-buyer-share-29-percent-or-55-percent TC Bulletin en 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z NAR puts first-time buyers at 29% of sales and FHFA's data puts them at 54.8% of purchase mortgages https://tcbulletin.com/desk/new-home-inventory-9-3-months-against-4-6 TC Bulletin en 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z New-home inventory runs at 9.3 months of supply against 4.6 months for existing homes https://tcbulletin.com/desk/housing-data-lead-times-for-coordinators TC Bulletin en 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z Housing data releases run from six weeks ahead of closings to nine months behind https://tcbulletin.com/desk/purchase-origination-seasonality-june-january TC Bulletin en 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z June carries 10.4% of a year's purchase mortgages and January carries 5.8% https://tcbulletin.com/desk/pending-home-sales-fell-2-3-percent-july-2026 TC Bulletin en 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z Pending home sales fell 2.3% in July to the lowest level since January https://tcbulletin.com/desk/fourteen-percent-of-july-agreements-fell-through TC Bulletin en 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z Redfin puts 14% of July's home-sale agreements as falling out of contract