Welcome to the 'nepo' housing market: 40% of homebuyers under 30 get family money to cover their down payment
Welcome to the 'nepo' housing market: 40% of homebuyers under 30 get family money to cover their down payment

Welcome to the 'nepo' housing market: 40% of homebuyers under 30 get family money to cover their down payment

I don't get it.
I understand the current housing market is messed up, but parents helping their kids putting a down payment for their house is dystopic "nepotism" now? Wouldn't you help your loved ones if you have the means to do so even if you are not super rich?
Would it have been better if they told their kids to pick themselves up by their own bootstrap and get a 30 year loan from big banks instead?
You said that you don't get it. The point isn't that people are evil for helping their kids, the point is if the housing market is running on the assumption that houses are worth what a family plus their parents will pay for them, regular families won't be able to afford houses. If everyone agreed that regular young families should be able to afford a house and didn't rely on older mom and dad for money, houses would be more affordable for everyone.
I couldn't read the article because of the pay wall, but did they say what the 40% is an increase from? I know I got some help from my parents on a down payment in 1995, and it wasn't super unusual then.
only rich kids being able to afford houses is dystopic
Ok, if you are a middle class parent with a little bit of savings, and one of your child wants to buy a house, wouldn't you do everything you can with your money to help them too?
You don't have to be rich to want the best for your kids, and I really hate the selfish boomer mentalities of "oh I have it hard back in my day, so I'm not going to help my kids with anything to teach them a lesson about life." It's fucked up.
Let me get this straight. 4 generations living under the same roof is traditional, but helping your kids buy a house is dystopian?
Is this just coming from the “money is a crime” crowd?
It's dystopian when the only way to own a house is to be born into wealth. And we aren't there yet but that's where we are headed based on the stats.
I believe the point is that people need nepotism to afford a house
Calling it "nepotism" is really weird. It's just family lending money to their kids.
Nepotism would be more like your parents owned a second home with renters living there, then you kicked the renters out because of your family connection just to live there rent free.
The dystopic aspect isn't the individuals. It's the system that requires it.
Counter-point, I'm gay.