Women and Property Investment

Following on from the themes of International Women’s Day, CoreLogic have released their latest survey into women and property.

Below are some interesting stats from the survey.

  • Overall, females (68.2%) had slightly higher dwelling ownership rates than males (67.4%)
  • More than half (51.6%) of Gen Z males own a dwelling, compared to just over one quarter of their female counterparts (27.3%)
  • Overall, 14.1% of males own at least one residential investment property compared to 12.5% of females.

Dwelling ownership rates:

  • Overall females (68.2%) had slightly higher ownership rates than males (67.4%).
  • Across all age groups, males have a higher rate of sole ownership of property (51.9%) compared to females (50.2%).

Residential investment disparities:

  • 14.1% of males own at least one residential investment property compared to 12.5% of women. Those that reported holding at least one residential property investment had a 93.5% rate of owning an investment in another asset class, compared to 62.3% of those that did not own investment property.
  • Property investment aside, men also maintain a higher share of investment across other asset classes (77.5%, versus 68.3% women), with the biggest gap being in shares (women 30.1% versus 42.0% for men).

Ownership by property type:

Of the properties owned by women, 69.2% were houses, compared to 64.0% of properties owned by men, while males owned a higher share of units (22.6%, compared with 18.3% for women). This could relate to males' higher portion of investments, as investor purchases are more commonly units.

Importance of residential real estate:

Females placed a higher rating of importance on home ownership (75.4% rated property ownership with high importance vs 66.0% for males).

Overall Australians ranked financial stability (45.5%) and the stability of living arrangement (44.8%) as the two most popular motivations for buying property.

You can read the full CoreLogic survey article here: Read More

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