With rising home prices and mortgage rates, millennial homeowners are staying longer in their starter homes, many against their wishes to upgrade. According to the latest ValueInsured Modern Homebuyer Survey conducted in Q3 2018, 85% of all millennial starter-home owners wish to sell and upgrade to another home, but 78% are hesitant and have not made the move as they worry they could be buying high.
Ten years after the financial crisis, U.S. unemployment rate has dropped from an alarming 10% to the current level of 3.9%, a near-record low. However, the encouraging statistic may not necessarily translate to caution-free spending, at least not when it comes to buying a home. A latest survey of potential homebuyers suggests job insecurity is one of the most-cited reasons that keep Americans from pursuing the home of their dream.
Housing a Safe Bet – But Could be Safer – in Uncertain World, Suggests ValueInsured Modern Homebuyer Survey
DALLAS, July 26, 2016 – Amid uncertainties around the global economy, national security and the national presidential campaign, Americans’ confidence in the housing market remains sturdy and, in fact, is on the rise, according to the latest ValueInsured Modern Homebuyer Survey.
The ValueInsured Housing Confidence Index was 68.7 points in June, up slightly from 67 points in March. This 1.7-point rise in confidence is consistent with improvements in the government’s June jobs report.
