Redfin Reports U.S. Homeowner Population Stops Growing for First Time in Nearly a Decade

(NASDAQ:RDFN) SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The number of homeowner households in America fell 0.1% year over year to an estimated 86.2 million in the second quarter, according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. While that’s a marginal decline, it’s the first since 2016. By comparison, the number of renter households rose 2.6% to an estimated 46.4 million—one of the largest increases in recent years. This is based on a Redfin analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. A renter ho