Diversity Not Destined to Dampen Homeownership

By Jann Swanson | Mortgage News Daily

The final installment of a series of working papers produced by the University of Southern California (USC), in partnership with Fannie Mae, looks at the decade-spanning 10-point plunge in the homeownership rate of young Americans.  Homeownership has declined, starting even before the housing crisis, across nearly all age groups, but has been most notable for those aged 25 to 44.

Prior papers in the series have looked at the role two factors play in increasing young-adult homebuying; parental financial support, and receipt of a bachelor’s degree.  A third paper found that the correlates of homeownership varied under different credit and economic conditions.

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