With the World Cup underway and pundits ranking national football (soccer) teams, it is useful to adopt a similar comparative lens to examine homeownership rates across countries—assessing how the U.S. compares and identifying some of the factors underlying cross-country variation.
Tag: Homeownership
AD Mortgage Asks How Middle-Class Homeownership Has Changed
AD Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., released a new report looking into how middle-class access to homeownership has changed from the 1960s to today, finding it has become harder for middle-class households to own homes over time.
KeyBank: 25% of Americans Say Homeownership Feels Out of Reach
KeyBank, Cleveland, released its 2026 Financial Mobility Pulse Poll, finding that a quarter of Americans say homeownership currently feels out of reach.
Another Pandemic-Era Trend Fades–Homeownership Costs are Cooling
First American’s Sam Williamson writes that the most intense of pandemic-era cost pressures may be easing.
Today’s Homebuyers Aren’t Optimistic — They’re Adapting [sponsored content from Truework]
Truework Founder Ethan Winchell explains why Millennials and Gen Z find homeownership riskier, more stressful, and more expensive than expected.
Today’s Homebuyers Aren’t Optimistic—They’re Adapting (sponsored by Truework)
Truework Founder Ethan Winchell explains why Millennials and Gen Z find homeownership riskier, more stressful, and more expensive than expected.
Millennials Say Financial Barriers Holding Them Back From Homeownership
Three-quarters of Millennials believe homeownership is out of reach for the average person in their generation and 61% say buying a home makes them feel in over their heads financially, according to Clever Offers, St. Louis.
Study Finds ‘Hidden’ Costs of Homeownership Hit $16,000 Annually
Zillow, Seattle, and Thumbtack, San Francisco, released a new analysis finding that the hidden costs of homeownership add up to $15,979 per year.
Almost 80% of Gen Z Believe They’re Priced Out of Homeownership, Clever Finds
Clever Real Estate, St. Louis, Mo., released a new study delving into Gen Z’s feelings about homeownership, finding 79% believe they are priced out completely.
82% Consider Homeownership Part of the American Dream, Bankrate Finds
More than eight in 10 Americans consider homeownership to be part of the American Dream, up from 78% last year and 74% in 2023, according to Bankrate, New York.