Forecast: 17M first-time buyers within 5 years NEW YORK – Oct. 18, 2016 – About 17 million first-time homebuyers may enter the housing market within the next five years, according to a new TransUnion study – and nearly three million first-timers are expected to enter the housing market in 2017. TransUnion's study found that younger consumers (ages 20-39) represent an increasing...