84% of college students believe they'll own a home before age 40. Nearly half expect to get there before 30.

The median first-time buyer age? Also 40.

There's a dream, and then there's the data — and right now they're pretty far apart. Today’s Love, Money + Real Estate post digs into that gap, plus everything moving in the housing market right now: prices, new home sales, luxury rentals, remodeling forecasts, and more.