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Tim Walz: “The average age of homeownership was 26 years old. Now it's…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Governor Tim Walz Addresses California Democrats on Progressive Policies and Political Strategy

Published | Video Starts at 26:45

Everyone in here who's gray hair like me knows there was no question you had every opportunity to do better than your parents. That's because when we were young, The average age of homeownership was 26 years old. Now it's 40. Because the system is screwing over young people, making it more difficult. So for us, we Got to make sure upward mobility is part of what we do. (26:45–26:50)

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Asserts that the average age of homeownership in the U.S. has increased from 26 to 40 years old.

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