In April 2019, 41 percent of Gen X renters in the United States said that renting was a good choice for now and they cannot afford to buy a home, but would like to purchase a home as some point. In contrast, ten percent said that they want to own and are working towards it. In February 2018, 32 percent of Gen X renters said they couldn't afford to buy and 19 percent said that they want to purchase a home and are working towards it.
Reasons for renting a house among Generation Xers in the United States from February 2018 to April 2019
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Freddie Mac. (June 26, 2019). Reasons for renting a house among Generation Xers in the United States from February 2018 to April 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037452/reasons-gen-x-renting-usa/
Freddie Mac. "Reasons for renting a house among Generation Xers in the United States from February 2018 to April 2019." Chart. June 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037452/reasons-gen-x-renting-usa/
Freddie Mac. (2019). Reasons for renting a house among Generation Xers in the United States from February 2018 to April 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037452/reasons-gen-x-renting-usa/
Freddie Mac. "Reasons for Renting a House among Generation Xers in The United States from February 2018 to April 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037452/reasons-gen-x-renting-usa/
Freddie Mac, Reasons for renting a house among Generation Xers in the United States from February 2018 to April 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037452/reasons-gen-x-renting-usa/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Reasons for renting a house among Generation Xers in the United States from February 2018 to April 2019 [Graph], Freddie Mac, June 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037452/reasons-gen-x-renting-usa/