GALLUP POLL SHOWS HIGH HOPES FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP

Source: Mortgage News Daily 
While the historically low homeownership rate as reported by the Census Bureau has improved only marginally over the last year, a recent survey by Gallup indicates that it may be on the edge of change. Forty-nine percent of non-homeowners contacted by the polling company in March indicated they expect to buy a home within the next five years, with 10 percent planning on doing so in the next year. An additional 20 percent say they plan on being homeowners within ten years. This leaves only 28 percent with no plans to purchase a home.

Those who plan on buying in the near future tend to be young. Of those aged 18 to 34, 52 percent plan to buy within five years as do 58 percent of those aged 35 to 54. An additional 31 percent of the younger cohort expect buy within 10 years, leaving only 14 percent who do not see homeownership in their foreseeable future. Among older non-homeowners, those over 55, only 30 percent have any plans to buy.

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