When Will Millennials Start Buying?

(From Marketwatch.com) First-time home buyers haven’t been much help in the housing recovery, but it isn’t because young adults stopped aspiring to become homeowners. “Though they see a tough road to affording Homeownership, younger renters [those between the ages of 18 and 39] still are very likely to say that it’s in their future plans,” wrote Sarah Shahdad, strategic planning analyst with Fannie Mae, commenting recently on Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey. “The vast majority still plan to own someday; about half plan to buy a home the next time they move.” It’s just that, right now, economic realities and life decisions are getting in the way. And those obstacles have repercussions for the broader housing market, because the absence of young buyers is one big reason why the housing recovery hasn’t been stronger. Read more.