Money Myth: A Spouse Comes with a House
Breaking Money Silence®
English - December 19, 2018 10:00 - 3 minutes - 4.58 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Growing up, I was taught that “A Spouse Comes with a House.” Not a very feminist notion, but one that was woven into the fabric of our societal beliefs about money and home ownership.
In this NPR, Nothing Funny About Money segment, I bust open the myth, “A Spouse Comes with a House,” and discuss some interesting statistics, including the fact that 24% of homebuyers in the United States are single and 17% of these homebuyers are single women.
Why is it that more than twice as many single women are purchasing a home compared to single men? Tune in and find out.