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Homeownership rate in the US: 1900: 47% 1950: 55% 2000: 66% 2022: 66%

• slaw 4y ago
  66% in 2022 are paid? No mortgage? How does that compare to 1900?
  • InspiredIdiot 4y ago
    No progress since 1980, unfortunately. Just oscillated a few points up and down from 65% https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/dbsearch?programCode=HV&startYear=1956&endYear=2023&categories[]=RATE&dataType=HOR&geoLevel=US&adjusted=0&notAdjusted=1&errorData=0#table-results https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/dbsearch?programCode...
    • latency-guy2 4y ago
      It's not an "unfortunately", the U.S. population has increased 50% since 1980, using US census markers ~226m in 1980 to ~331m in 2020. It's an amazing benchmark to be at the same ownership rate despite growing this much in such a short time frame. Further, ownership going beyond certain numbers does not necessarily mean good either.
  • rufus_foreman 4y ago
    Is asking questions to nobody in particular that you can easily answer yourself your idea of an argument?
• _cenw 4y ago
  Not in the US. I live here: https://www.bundesbank.de/en/publications/research/research-brief/2020-30-homeownership-82217677 https://www.bundesbank.de/en/publications/research/research-... Keep in mind that the mentioned "social housing factor" does exist, but it is also almost entirely in the hands of Gen X and older because building social housing had already stalled by that time.