The ownership rate for veterans in 2014 was 76 percent, which was 13.5 percentage points higher than rates for non-veterans.
The NAR’s Economists' Outlook blog broke down a report from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2013 and 2014 American Community Surveys. At their 2006 peak, veterans had a ownership rate of 79.5 percent.
Homeownership rates for active duty veterans (34.7 percent in 2014) are much lower than both vets and non-vets. Active duty military personnel, however, tend to be younger and earn less.
PB Topical Ref
