Many worry that rising levels of student debt limit home ownership. But a new study from the Brookings Institution says that data cited as proof of those fears don't actually demonstrate their accuracy. What the statistics show, the Brookings analysis says, is that the dividing line between those who own homes and those who don't is actually between those with a college education and those who lack one. The study was done by Susan Dynarski, a professor of public policy, education and economics at the University of Michigan.
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