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Homeownership has not been given a COVID boost

The unprecedented surge in household formation and the homeownership rate in the second quarter is not a sign that Americans are fleeing rental apartments in the city to buy homes in the suburbs. Rather, issues with data collection due to the coronavirus explain the rise. Indeed, given the collapse in home sales seen from March to May, we expect the actual homeownership rate just held its ground.

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