{"id":346693,"date":"2026-05-01T01:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T05:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.sothebysrealty.com\/?p=346693"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:52:49","slug":"luxury-lens-how-much-wealthier-does-buying-a-home-earlier-in-life-make-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/luxury-lens-how-much-wealthier-does-buying-a-home-earlier-in-life-make-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury Lens: How much wealthier does buying a home earlier in life make you?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quite a lot, it turns out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"951\" data-attachment-id=\"346695\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/luxury-lens-how-much-wealthier-does-buying-a-home-earlier-in-life-make-you\/2602_sir-infographic-april-26\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"9000,8358\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;2602_SIR Infographic APRIL 26&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2602_SIR Infographic APRIL 26\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership1-1024x951.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership1-1024x951.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic detailing the boost in wealth when homeowners purchase at a young age. age 28-32: 235, age 33-37: 11%, age 38-42: 1.5%\" class=\"wp-image-346695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership1-1024x951.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership1-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership1-768x713.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership1-1536x1426.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership1-2048x1902.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership1-1200x1114.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purchase a home by age 30 and your net worth will be 22.5% higher by the time you turn 50, according to the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/research\/2026-generational-wealth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 Generational Wealth &amp; Housing Report,<\/a>\u201d published March 12, 2026, by Realtor.com\u00ae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wait until your mid-thirties (between the ages of 33 and 37) and that wealth boost shrinks to 11.2%, according to the study, dropping to just 1.5% when buying for the first time aged 38-42 and zero if you become a homeowner beyond your 43rd birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1018\" data-attachment-id=\"346696\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/luxury-lens-how-much-wealthier-does-buying-a-home-earlier-in-life-make-you\/2602_sir-infographic-april-26-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"9000,8944\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;2602_SIR Infographic APRIL 26&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2602_SIR Infographic APRIL 26\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership2-1024x1018.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership2-1024x1018.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic: homeownership creates more wealth than renting. Average net worth of homeowners is 38 times higher than for renters.\" class=\"wp-image-346696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership2-1024x1018.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership2-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership2-768x763.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership2-1536x1526.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership2-2048x2035.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership2-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Homeownership2-1200x1193.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, all U.S. homeowners are significantly wealthier than renters. The average net worth of homeowners was 38 times greater than renters of the same age between 1989 and 2022, shows Realtor.com analysis of the \u201cSurvey of Consumer Finances,\u201d published by the US Federal Reserve Board on November 2, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Realtor.com also reports that children raised in homeowner households are 18.4% more likely to become homeowners by age 35 than those brought up in renter households.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cover Property: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/eng\/sales\/detail\/180-l-1187-yk5e7e\/12309-viewcrest-road-studio-city-ca-91604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Studio City, California<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"171\" data-attachment-id=\"330409\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/footer-sunset-generic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/footer-sunset-generic.png\" data-orig-size=\"1024,171\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"footer-sunset-generic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/footer-sunset-generic.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/footer-sunset-generic.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-330409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/footer-sunset-generic.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/footer-sunset-generic-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/footer-sunset-generic-768x128.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quite a lot, it turns out. Purchase a home by age 30 and your net worth will be 22.5% higher by the time you turn 50, according to the \u201c2026 Generational Wealth &amp; Housing Report,\u201d published March 12, 2026, by Realtor.com\u00ae. Wait until your mid-thirties (between the ages of 33 and 37) and that wealth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232770370,"featured_media":346698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1403,1398],"tags":[1423],"class_list":["post-346693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-market-insights","category-featured","tag-california"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Beverly-Hills.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pf4gbL-1sbP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":347148,"url":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/introducing-the-2026-mid-year-luxury-outlook-report\/","url_meta":{"origin":346693,"position":0},"title":"Introducing the 2026 Mid-Year Luxury Outlook\u00ae Report","author":"Kate Marburger","date":"June 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, the\u00a0Sotheby's International Realty\u00ae\u00a0brand released its 2026 Mid-Year Luxury Outlook\u00a0report, revealing a fundamental force reshaping global luxury real estate: the rise of longevity-driven living. 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Credit: Dubai Sotheby\u2019s International Realty Millionaires are on the move. 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There are 16 million people worldwide who hold at least US$1M each in investable wealth, according to \u201cInvestable Assets of the Global Wealthy,\u201d a report published on December 9,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Market Insights&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Market Insights","link":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/category\/market-insights\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Estate in San Luis Obispo, California","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SLO-Header.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SLO-Header.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SLO-Header.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SLO-Header.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SLO-Header.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SLO-Header.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":346522,"url":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/luxury-lens-does-the-era-of-a-residence-shape-its-price\/","url_meta":{"origin":346693,"position":5},"title":"Luxury Lens: Does the Era of a Residence Shape Its Price?","author":"Kate Marburger","date":"April 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Luxury is in the eye\u2014and tastes\u2014of the beholder. 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