Apartment Rents to Rise in 2014!

Apartment Rents to Rise in 2014

Homeownership is still at the core of the American Dream! Owning a home is critical to financial stability and wealth building. It’s a forced savings account, a place to live and a fabulous tax deduction.

Homeownership Builds Wealth for Households The Federal Reserve Board estimates that homeowners’ net worth has ranged between 31 and 46 times more than that of renters in the years 1998 to 2007. In 2007, the median net worth for homeowners was $234,200 compared to $5,100 for renters. Even though that difference will surely narrow as a result of house price declines since 2007, median homeowners will likely still have substantially greater net worth than median renters." How do you build up your net worth? As a homeowner, you build wealth in two ways: through paying  down the principle on your mortgage and through those “appreciating returns” on your home. 

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