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Will My Student Debt KeepMe from Owning a Home?
By Zillow
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Zillow wanted to find outif student loans are limiting
homeownership.
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Having a lot of student debt doesn’t greatly reduceyour chances of owning a home.
There’s good news!
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you must graduate!
But…
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and at least one of them has a bachelor’s degree…
Let’s say a married couple has $30,000 in student debt
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Their chances of homeownership are
67.7%.
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Their odds of homeownership increase slightly to 69.8%.
What if they didn’t have any student debt?
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The least likely homeownersare those with student debt, but no degree.
Their odds drop to less than 40%.
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The most likely homeowners are graduateswith advanced degrees,
even if they racked up a ton of debt.
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Student debt has thegreatest impact on those with
associate degrees.
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A couple with associate degreesand $50,000 in student debt
will own their home only57% of the time.
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If that same couple had no debt,
their homeownership odds increase to 70%.
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As long as you graduate, student debt won’t significantly hurtyour odds of owning a home.
So…
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Go for a bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate degree
if you want to increase your chances of owning your dream home.
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