40 sats \ 3 replies \ @SimpleStacker 1 Sep 2023 \ on: 38% of US homebuyers under 30 bought their house with financial help from family meta
Only 38%? I'm actually surprised it isn't higher than that.
Same.
In the survey, 509 respondents were under 30, and among that cohort, 23% used a cash gift from family, and 21% used inheritance money.
I guess this isn't 44% because these categories aren't mutually exclusive.
That's a tiny sample though and they're asking people to self-report something they might be embarrassed of.
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Not to mention, I know a lot of people "borrow" from their families, basically interest free loans that they intend to pay back. I would consider this help from family, but it doesn't really fit into either "cash gift" or "inheritance money".
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Good point! They take a "loan" from family.
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