PLAINVIEW, NEW YORK — With fewer houses available for sale, many Millennials are quickly scooping up those which are still on the market, but the problem for them, says Joe Moshé, Broker/Owner, Charles Rutenberg Realty Inc., is that they are not fully educated on the full benefits of homeownership, such as using their home’s value to pay off debt.

A recent survey from Hometap, a provider of home equity investments, found that 83% of Millennials who own a home carry some form of debt, compared to 77% of all respondents and 72% of Baby Boomers. In its findings, Hometap said that Millennials spend more of their monthly income on homeownership costs and, of all generational groups, they are the least knowledgeable on how much equity they have in their homes.

According to CoreLogic, homeowners with mortgages collectively amassed $3.2 trillion in home equity in the third quarter of 2021, an increase of 31.1% over the third quarter of 2020. That means each homeowner gained $56,700 of equity on average.

“With mortgages, utility payments and student loans, younger homeowners are finding themselves in debt,” Mr. Moshé says. “They further their debt by constantly making improvements. In a rush to buy a home, they don’t know about home equity, and they don’t understand how to take advantage of the value of their home.”

Mr. Moshé also tells Millennials that their home is a major investment and, therefore, they should obtain the services of a knowledgeable Real Estate Professional who can guide them through the many aspects of homebuying, including how to shop for a mortgage and which down payment assistance programs are available.

“They should also locate the services of a qualified, experienced, Real Estate attorney and shop for title insurance, as you would for financing, to protect their homes,” he says. “One available resource is Revolution Abstract (www.revolutionabstract.com), which can help them find title insurance at cost.”

For more information, visit www.crrli.com.

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About Charles Rutenberg Realty
Founded in 2006, by Joe and Pamela Moshé, Charles Rutenberg Realty, Inc. is one of the nation’s fastest-growing, most progressive Real Estate Agencies, with over 800 associated Real Estate Professionals. Charles Rutenberg Realty, Inc. specializes in residential and commercial transactions in Long Island and Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange Counties. Among the numerous Real Estate offices represented by Multiple Listing Services (MLS), Charles Rutenberg Realty, Inc. has among the highest in market share for transactions closed, available inventory and listings taken for the last ten years. They are consistently among the largest firms within the Long Island Board of Realtors. Charles Rutenberg Realty, Inc. is headquartered in Plainview, New York and maintains branch offices in Queens, Bronx, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Other Charles Rutenberg offices are located in Clearwater, Orlando, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Chicago, Illinois. For more information, visit www.crrli.com