Poll: These are the biggest first-time homebuyer mistakes

As with many things in 2016, the housing market has been plagued with various issues: plummeting inventory, skyrocketing home prices and affordability problems that are keeping some buyers still. However, the National Association of Realtors' September existing-home sales report revealed a promising silver lining -- first-time homebuyers. First-timers accounted for 34 percent of all buyers and helped drive one of the best months NAR has seen yet. But as our latest poll showed, it takes a lot of coaching and patience to reap the rewards of this plucky bunch ...