Research Brief: Housing – March 2018

Robust housing demand spurred by steady employment gains and wage growth ticked up the homeownership rate by 60 basis points to 64.2 percent at the end of 2017.  The increase was driven by a 220-basis-point advance in the homeownership rate for those under age 35 to 36.4 percent.  Though it is encouraging that this age group is actively purchasing homes, this segment remains below its pre-recession rate of 40 percent, indicating there is still room for improvement.

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