Student loan debt is a significant financial burden for many people in Delaware and across the country, and the weight of this debt can prevent people from taking steps like buying a home. Around the United States, there are over 44 million people who owe a total of $1.5 trillion in student debt. Of those, around 2.2 million people have a balance of $100,000 or higher, and $31 billion in student loan debt is currently 90 days or more overdue. Borrowers aged 40 and younger are particularly likely to carry student debt as they owe $850 billion of the outstanding student loan burden.
Buying a home while student debt is a factor
Low supply and high demand driving up home prices
People shopping for homes in Delaware are likely to encounter rising home prices. A nationwide imbalance between the numbers of sellers and buyers has acted to increase listing prices and shorten the time that available homes spend on the market. A report produced by the data and analytics firm CoreLogic recorded a 1.1 percent increase in home prices between April and May 2018. Since May 2017, home prices have gone up 7.1 percent. CoreLogic predicts that by May 2019, home prices will have gone up by another 5.15 percent.
