Table of Contents
- Homebuying challenges for Gen Z
- Tips to buy a home in 10 years
- 1. Plot out how much you need to save
- 2. Decide where to put your savings
- 3. Build your credit
- 4. Aim to be debt-free
- 5. Decide what matters
- 6. Look into types of loans and assistance
- My final take on Gen Z and homebuying
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Article updated on Apr 22, 2024
It may be harder for us to become homeowners, but it’s not impossible. Here are some tips to get started.
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Written by Katherine Watt Writer Katherine Watt is a CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa cum laude from Colgate University with a bachelor's degree in English literature.
Edited by Laura Michelle Davis Editor Laura is a professional nitpicker and good-humored troubleshooter with over 10 years of experience in print and digital publishing. Before becoming an editor with CNET, she worked as an English teacher, Spanish medical interpreter, copy editor and proofreader. She is a fearless but flexible defender of both grammar and weightlifting, and firmly believes that technology should serve the people. Her first computer was a Macintosh Plus.
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Written by Katherine Watt Writer Katherine Watt is a CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa cum laude from Colgate University with a bachelor's degree in English literature.
Edited by Laura Michelle Davis Editor Laura is a professional nitpicker and good-humored troubleshooter with over 10 years of experience in print and digital publishing. Before becoming an editor with CNET, she worked as an English teacher, Spanish medical interpreter, copy editor and proofreader. She is a fearless but flexible defender of both grammar and weightlifting, and firmly believes that technology should serve the people. Her first computer was a Macintosh Plus.
CNET staff -- not advertisers, partners or business interests -- determine how we review the products and services we cover. If you buy through our links, we may get paid.
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Table of Contents
- Homebuying challenges for Gen Z
- Tips to buy a home in 10 years
- 1. Plot out how much you need to save
- 2. Decide where to put your savings
- 3. Build your credit
- 4. Aim to be debt-free
- 5. Decide what matters
- 6. Look into types of loans and assistance
- My final take on Gen Z and homebuying
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Katherine Watt is a CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa cum laude from Colgate University with a bachelor's degree in English literature.
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