The median net worth of U.S. households increased from $103,000 in 2016 to $127,000 in 2019 – a gain of 17.6% and the highest amount since 2007, according to The Distribution of Wealth in America Since 2016, a new report released Thursday by the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Research Institute for Housing America.
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RIHA Study: Widening Inequality After Great Recession Attributed to Decline in Homeownership, Home Values
Distribution of wealth among U.S. households became increasingly unequal from 2007 through 2016 as a decline in homeownership and home values impacted the wealth of middle-class families, according to a new research report, The Distribution of Wealth Since the Great Recession, released last week by the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Research Institute for Housing America.