Why is there a real estate ownership gap between men and women?

On International Women’s Day, CoreLogic launched its Women and Property: State of Play report. The report found across Australia, men had a higher rate of property ownership as of January 2021. Men had exclusive ownership of 29.9% of the 4.8 million properties analysed, compared with 26.6% of properties owned by women. 

The lower rate of home ownership is especially significant given women make up 50.9% of the population aged 18 and over, as derived from the latest ABS population data….