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Data: U.S. Households’ Stock Holdings Exceed Real Estate as a Share of Net Worth for the Third Time in 65 Years

BlockBeats news, December 22, KobeissiLetter released data indicating that the current rally in the U.S. stock market is historic, with American households now holding a higher proportion of stocks in their net worth than real estate for the third time in the past 65 years. Meanwhile, corporate stocks and mutual funds accounted for approximately 31% of net worth in the second quarter of 2025, reaching an all-time high. Since 2008, this proportion has more than doubled. In comparison, the peak during the dot-com bubble in 2000 was around 25%.

At the same time, the proportion of U.S. household real estate assets in total net worth fell below 30% in the second quarter, marking the first time since 2021 and significantly lower than the peak of 38% reached before the real estate bubble burst in 2006.