Tag: real estate

Side view of a young couple looking at window display at real estate office

Without homeownership, it’s hard to save. When thinking about the future of Social Security, one concern should be whether future cohorts will have comparable assets to people retiring today.  Today, a major component of the typical retired household’s portfolio is their home.  In fact, the house is the major asset for most families.  But today…

Senior couple smiling outside their home

The historic discrimination that has limited the ability of older Black Americans to accumulate wealth has been present in every aspect of the housing market. They have paid a steep price. By the time they reached their mid-50s, they had $90,000 in home equity – or about $57,000 less than White homeowners – according to…