Single women buying more homes? Question about "economic decline" of men

Why Single Ladies are buying a place of their own.

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Single females make up 15 percent of all homebuyers, according to the 2016 National Association of Realtors Homebuyer and Seller Generational Trends report. The percentage increases for older buyers: 20 percent of buyers between ages 51 and 60 and, 19 percent between ages 61 and 69 are single females. That’s compared to the 9 percent of all homebuyers who are single males.

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or young men 18 to 34, living at home with parents has been the dominant living arrangement since 2009, according to the Pew Research Center’s analysis of Census data. In other words, men in that age group are more likely to be living in the home of their parents than with a spouse or partner, while the reverse is true for young women.

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I have some issues with these articles, and I am open to feedback if you disagree with me.

1. Most of these women buying homes are 50+. It's entirely possible that many of them were married, got divorced, and receive some form of alimony from their ex-husband in addition to what they earn in their job. I have not found any data correlating never-married women vs divorced single women.


2. I think the Men staying at home predicament is more nuanced than tradcons (most of you on this board) and liberals are showing.
a) Younger women in the 18 to 34 bracket are more likely to marry younger versus their male counterpart. And the people they are marrying are more likely to be older gentlemen who are already established in their career

It is very noticeable that they never indicate who these young women are marrying and what their SO salary is compared to their own.

b) Tying into the previous argument, it is a well-known fact that women usually pick majors/careers that are less profitable than men. Due to this fact, why is it believed that women earn more from 18 to 25? My only guess is that women's low earning jobs cap off earlier than men. And many service industry jobs offer generous tips for women (stripper, cocktail waitress, etc.)

c) The decline of certain industries has led to a drop in male participation.

Why are millions of men in their prime out of the economy?

This post is longer than I wanted.

TLDR It says college, parenting, disability, and prison are only small factors. The real problem is the shift of market forces from manufacturing to " ... jobs that have been considered women’s jobs—education, health, government."