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First Time Home Buyer

Buying your first home can be exciting, confusing, and everything in between - and you don’t have to go through it alone. This community aims to provide a place where members can ask questions, share stories, and celebrate wins! We welcome everyone from window shoppers and house hunters to experienced buyers, hobbyists, and pros. Please review the rules and use user flair and post flair to keep conversations helpful and on track.

1M subscribers1,304 posts / mo in Sep 20261,082 authors / mosince 2015

r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer has 1M members (+42% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,304 posts a month from 1,082 people. Top topics: Offer Acceptance, Multi-Offer Negotiation and Housing Market Trends.

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Size and growth

How r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+42%in 12 months · +8.9% in 3 months · +1.6% in 1 month
Oct 20261M
Growing1M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−47%vs Sep 2025 · −24% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.3k
QuieterPeaked at 3.7k in Mar 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Offer Acceptance3.4%
  2. Multi-Offer Negotiation1.1%
  3. Housing Market Trends0.9%
  4. First Time Homeownership0.3%
  5. Home Insurance0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Zillow
  2. Realtor
  3. Fannie Mae
  4. Redfin
  5. Economic Resources & Data

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