In these California counties, homeownership depends more on inheritance

Fuente: New York Post

Forget the “California Dream” — for the next generation of Golden State residents, the new reality is more like a royal succession. New property data reveals a bombshell shift in California’s housing market: Homeownership is quickly evolving into a “caste system” where family wealth matters more than your paycheck. A staggering 16% of all home transfers in 2025 were inheritances — a rate nearly triple what it was at the turn of the millennium and double the national average, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.