Redfin Reports Gen Zers and Young Millennials Took Out 40% of U.S. Mortgages in 2023
Next came 45-54 year olds, who took out 16.1% of new mortgages, 55-64 year olds (10.8%), and 65-74 year olds (5.4%).
- Next came 45-54 year olds, who took out 16.1% of new mortgages, 55-64 year olds (10.8%), and 65-74 year olds (5.4%).
- Just over one-quarter (26%) of adult Gen Zers owned their home in 2023, and 55% of millennials owned theirs.
- Gen Z and young millennial homebuyers took up the biggest piece of the mortgage pie in relatively affordable Rust Belt metros in 2023.
- The story is different for older millennials, who took out the biggest share of mortgages in the Bay Area.