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[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 53 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Those percentages seem off

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

From the source we all trust and have heard of, The Zebra: https://www.thezebra.com/resources/research/homeownership-statistics/

Updated the image. Apparently you can replace images on posts

[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh its US based. Still surprising how high that is.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When they say "own" they include foreign investors who own vacant apartment buildings playing real world monopoly and driving up our costs of living.

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Also "own" here doesn't mean people have paid off their homes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeownership_in_the_United_States

[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)