#Homeownership #WealthInequality #SocialMobility #Housing Who gets to own a home – and why?
New study by @jascha_draeger @nrmllr and @klauspforr shows: #Inheritances & family gifts – even just expected – strongly influence who buys property. They account for up to 54% of homeownership gaps between social classes. Without these transfers, children from working-class families are far less likely to buy a home.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2025.103190