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The Top 10 Most Affordable Metros for First-Time Buyers in 2023

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With comparatively high inventory and affordable home prices, these metros are prime homebuying locations for first-time house hunters in 2023. Markets like Wichita, KS offer an inventory to buyer ratio of 22 to 1 with price reductions in 22% of all listings, Zillow reports. Thu, 12/15/2022 - 10:15.

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10 Most Affordable Metros for First-Time Buyers in 2023

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Wichita, KS tops Zillow’s list of the best markets for first-timers with a 22 to 1 inventory to buyer ratio and price reductions in 22% of regional listings. Following closely behind is Toledo, OH, where the typical rent payment accounts for an average 29% of tenants’ income and 23% of listings are currently seeing price cuts. .

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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Having witnessed income and social class inequities entrenched by corruption on their European mission, and a system in which government officials and business entrepreneurs rarely collaborate to solve civic and social problems, the Ivorys recognized the seeds of similar dynamics in their own backyard. See past Builder of the Year winners.