Consumer Home Equity/Home Improvement Lending Survey
Research
AARP Consumer Home Equity/Home Improvement Lending Survey
Data Collected by International Communications Research (ICR) Report Prepared by Helen Brown
November 2000
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AARP is the nation's leading organization for people aged 50 and older. It serves their needs and interests through information and education, research, advocacy and community services which are provided by a network of local chapters and experienced volunteers throughout the country. The organization also offers members a wide range of special benefits and services, including Modern Maturity magazine and the monthly Bulletin.
Acknowledgements
This report was prepared in the AARP Membership Cluster for the Consumer Protection section in Life Resources by Strategic Issue Research in Knowledge Management. For more information, contact Helen Brown at 202-434-6172.
Table of Contents
FINDINGS.............................................................................................................1
Finances of Home Ownership .........................................................................1 Experience with Home Equity Loans ..............................................................2 Home Improvement Contractors .....................................................................6
CONCLUSIONS....................................................................................................7
List of Figures
Figure 1 Status of Home Ownership.......................................................................1 Figure 2 Percent of Respondents Who Have Seen or Heard Home
Equity Loans Advertisements ..................................................................2 Figure 3 Percent Who Received Home Equity Loan Information............................3 Figure 4 Most Frequent Ways Home Equity Loans Solicitations Received.............3 Figure 5 Percent Who Have Taken Out a Home Equity Loan in the
Last 10 Years..........................................................................................4 Figure 6 Where Respondents Got Their Home Equity Loan ...................................4 Figure 7 How Respondents Selected Their Lender .................................................5 Figure 8 Percent Who Would Turn to Source for Help with A
Home Equity Loan Complaint .................................................................6 Figure 9 Where Respondents Would Go for Help to Resolve a Home
Improvement Contract Complaint ...........................................................7
APPENDIX
AARP Consumer Home Equity/Improvement Lending Survey Annotated Questionnaire
AARP contracted with International Communications Research (ICR) of Media, PA to include questions on home equity and home improvement loans in their national omnibus telephone surveys. ICR called 2,114 individuals 50 years old and over between October 23 and 31, 2000. This research reports the findings from interviews with the 1,700 persons (85%) called who said they own their primary place of residence. Persons called who said they owned a manufactured house or mobile home were not interviewed (10%). The percentages reported are based on data weighted to represent the U.S. population 50 years of age or older. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.6.
FINDINGS
Finances of Home Ownership
When the respondents were asked, "Do you own your home outright or are you paying off a mortgage?" most said that they owned their home outright (Figure 1).
Figure 1 Status of Home Ownership Base: Respondents who own their own home
(Unweighted n=1,546)
Paying off mortgage
39%
DK/Ref 2%
Own home outright 59%
Source: AARP Consumer Home Equity/Home Improvement Lending Survey, November 2000.
Among U.S. adults age 50 or older the likelihood of owning one's home outright is related to three demographic characteristics:
? ages 65 and older (78%) vs. ages 50 to 64 years (43%) ? annual income less than $30,000 (71%) vs. $30,000 or more (50%)
(A large number of older homeowners who own their home outright are retired and therefore have lower incomes.) ? high school or less education (66%) vs. a college degree (54%) and some college (52%)
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A large majority (95%) of the homeowners have insurance on their home to protect against loss in case of fire or other disaster. However fewer (75%) think they have enough money set aside for major home repairs such as replacing a roof. The likelihood of having enough money for repairs is related to four demographic characteristics:
? male (82%) vs. female (70%) ? annual household income $30,000 or more (83%) vs. less than $30,000 (62%) ? college graduates (81%) vs. high school or less (71%) ? white (78%) vs. nonwhite (62%)
Experience with Home Equity Loans
In the last year, an overwhelming large majority of the respondents have seen or heard advertisements for borrowing money against their home (Figure 2).
Figure 2 Percent of Respondents Who Have Seen or Heard
Home Equity Loans Advertisements Base: Respondents who own their own home
(Unweighted n=1546)
No 13%
DK/Ref 1%
Yes 86%
Source: AARP Consumer Home Equity/Home Improvement Lending Survey, November 2000.
In addition, nearly three quarters (73%) of the respondents say they have received information offering them the opportunity to borrow money against their homes (Figure 3).
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