{"id":80,"date":"2026-10-29T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/?p=80"},"modified":"2026-10-29T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:00:00","slug":"60-prefer-co-buying-to-waiting-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/2026\/10\/29\/60-prefer-co-buying-to-waiting-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"60% Prefer Co-Buying to Waiting Alone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/matthew-walker\/split-deed-renting-remotion-videos-1e69\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Interesting trends are shaping the way Americans approach homeownership. According to a recent national survey, 60% would prefer to co-buy half a home now rather than continue renting and wait for solo ownership. Affordability remains the driving force\u201494% cited reasons like splitting monthly mortgage payments, sharing down payments, or gaining access to better homes. Family ties play a major role, with 68% open to purchasing with relatives, while younger and lower-income buyers are more likely to consider friends as co-buyers. Nearly all those considering co-buying want clear, written agreements detailing exit and payment arrangements, and it\u2019s notable that 29% are looking to brokers for alternative down payment sources. What stands out is that 61% see co-buying with loved ones as a commitment on par with marriage, and half believe it could help prevent loneliness later in life. In my Colorado Mountain and Foothills practice, I see firsthand how creative approaches\u2014whether buying, building, or renovating\u2014can help people realize their dream of homeownership, even in an evolving market.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interesting trends are shaping the way Americans approach homeownership. According to a recent national survey, 60% would prefer to co-buy half a home now rather than continue renting and wait for solo ownership. Affordability remains the driving force\u201494% cited reasons like splitting monthly mortgage payments, sharing down payments, or gaining access to better homes. Family [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":81,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions\/82"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}