Key findings from the FHA’s annual report

As home prices rise, more buyers are looking to family for help with down payments.¹  The Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) annual report found²:

• More than 26% of borrowers who used FHA programs had assistance from a relative to fund down payments (up from 22% in 2011).
• The homeownership rate among those 35 and younger has fallen eight points to 35%. The reasons?  Higher home prices, interest rates, and student loan debt.
• The number of FHA borrowers receiving down payment assistance from family, the government or another entity jumped from 30% to 39%.

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¹Don Reisinger‚ “More homebuyers are turning to their parents for mortgage assistance‚” Fortune, last updated January 4‚ 2019.

²“2018 FHA Annual Report‚” HUD.gov.