Housing of the young people is an important issue in every country. Based on an international comparison of home ownership of the youths and using the survey data on “985” university graduates in 2010，this paper systematically formulates home ownership of the post-1980 young intellectual elite and its influencing factors. It is found that home ownership rate among the “985” university graduates is lower than it among youths at the same age cohort in developed countries，but higher than the average rate of the urban youths in China；and home ownership rate among the married graduates is higher than it among married youths in developed countries. The graduates who own houses tend to have better-off parental family background and higher life quality，which indicates social disparity. The factors that have most significant influence onto home ownership are financial aid from parents，marriage status and age，while being a singleton and living in the metropolitan cities have insignificant influence. The findings emphasize the increasingly important role that house plays in social distinction，and suggest the government should enhance regulation of the real estate sector as well as the housing security system，in order to prevent more severe inequality in intergenerational mobility and social disparity.