That is the percentage of homes owned by the people living in them, not the percentage of Americans who own homes.
Over a third (35%) of single family homes are owned by landlords, not by the people living in them. When a third of your single family homes are not owned by single families, then there is an issue.
The 26% number another person used might be percentage of US adults who own a home, but I can’t find that number anywhere. The difference is most single family homes have 2 adults (or more) but is only “owned” by one of them. Or that is a statistic that uses multi-family housing where most of the families are renters.
Doesn’t technically the bank own it until you pay off your mortgage? I’d be curious how many have the titles to their house.
I had actually put that info in my post but deleted it. It’s around 34% that own their house outright without a loan.
