Parental　support　increasingly　influences　young　people’s　housing　outcomes.　Using　OLS　models,　this　study　examines　the　relative　effects　of　parental　and　own　socioeconomic　status　and　political　resources　on　young　homeowners’　housing　quality　and　their　temporal　dynamics　in　Beijing,　China.　We　find　that　the　market　transition　theory　has　explanatory　power　for　both　generations.　However,　the　socioeconomic　status　of　parents　outweighs　that　of　young　homeowners　in　influencing　their　multifaceted　housing　qualities.　These　housing　qualities　are　also　positively　associated　with　parents’,　but　negatively　with　the　young　homeowners’　political　resources.　This　indicates　power　persistence　theory　does　not　stand　for　the　younger　generation,　but　parental　political　advantages　derived　from　the　socialist　system　are　remanent　in　shaping　contemporary　youth’s　housing　stratification.　The　more　recent　the　acquisition　of　homeownership　by　young　adult　children,　the　stronger　the　positive　influence　of　parental　attributes,　but　the　weaker　the　influence　of　the　younger　generation’s　own　attributes.　This　demonstrates　the　intergenerational　reproduction　of　housing　stratification　and　socio-spatial　inequality　becomes　more　pronounced　as　housing　affordability　declines.　©　2024　Informa　UK　Limited,　trading　as　Taylor　&　Francis　Group.