This statistic shows the answers to a survey question asking what was the main reason that consumers believed they were unable to purchase their first property in Belgium in 2018. 60 percent of the respondents indicated that their income would be insufficient, citing a belief they did not earn enough to buy a house. The source indicates that the "other" reasons as cited by the respondents possibly had to do with mortgage rules.
What is the main reason you don’t expect to be able to buy a property?
Characteristic
European consumer*
Belgium
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asked only to the share in each country who replied to a previous question that they don’t expect to be able to buy their own home.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* This number is an average based on survey results from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Turkey and United Kingdom.
** The source does not specify the exact number of respondents from Belgium. The number provided here concerns all countries listed in the survey.
The source does not provide any information regarding percentage points exceeding 100 percent.
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ING Economisch Bureau. (September 20, 2018). What is the main reason you don’t expect to be able to buy a property? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/915975/leading-reasons-why-first-time-home-purchase-is-not-possible-in-belgium/
ING Economisch Bureau. "What is the main reason you don’t expect to be able to buy a property?." Chart. September 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915975/leading-reasons-why-first-time-home-purchase-is-not-possible-in-belgium/
ING Economisch Bureau. (2018). What is the main reason you don’t expect to be able to buy a property?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915975/leading-reasons-why-first-time-home-purchase-is-not-possible-in-belgium/
ING Economisch Bureau. "What Is The Main Reason You Don’t Expect to Be Able to Buy a Property?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915975/leading-reasons-why-first-time-home-purchase-is-not-possible-in-belgium/
ING Economisch Bureau, What is the main reason you don’t expect to be able to buy a property? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915975/leading-reasons-why-first-time-home-purchase-is-not-possible-in-belgium/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
What is the main reason you don’t expect to be able to buy a property? [Graph], ING Economisch Bureau, September 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/915975/leading-reasons-why-first-time-home-purchase-is-not-possible-in-belgium/