Yes, it seems as if we’re always discussing Millennials, particularly they’re home buying habits (see , , , ) and a new report by the Urban Institute highlights the differences in their home purchase timeline as compared with other generations.
According to the report, millennials had a homeownership rate of 37 percent in 2015, which is 8 percent lower than Generation X and Baby Boomers when they were between 25 and 34 years old.
Of course, the reasons cited are familiar as well: a delay in getting married and starting a family (apparently marriage increases the probability of buying a home by close to 18 percent), massive student debt and high rents, making it harder to save up for a downpayment.
Finally, the current state of housing: high demand, low inventory, rising and rising prices might have something to so with it as well.
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