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The housing gap between young people with and without wealthy parents has nearly doubled

Among 30-year-olds with parents in the wealthiest fifth of the population, nearly seven out of ten own their own home. Among those with parents in the least wealthy fifth, the figure is around four out of ten. And the difference has grown.

The housing gap between young people with and without wealthy parents has nearly doubled
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Among 30-year-olds with parents in the wealthiest fifth of the population, nearly seven out of ten own their own home. Among those with parents in the least wealthy fifth, the figure is around four out of ten. And the difference has grown.

Originally published at Phys.org

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