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The homeownership rate in the United States [1] [2] is the percentage of homes that are owned by their occupants. [3] In 2009, it remained similar to that in some other post-industrial nations [4] with 67.4% of all occupied housing units being occupied by the unit's owner.
However, homeownership rates are subject to volatility during major economic events. For example, after peaking at 69 percent in 2004, the Great Recession (2007-09) led to homeownership rates ...
This is a list of countries, territories and regions by home ownership rate, which is the ratio of owner-occupied units to total residential units in a specified area, based on available data. [1] [better source needed]
The rate of homeownership in the United States, as measured by the fraction of units that are owner-occupied, was 64% as of 2017. [1] Housing in the United States is heavily commodified, and when viewed as an economic sector, contributes to 15% of the gross domestic product. [2]
Here's the homeownership rate for the second quarter of 2017 in each state and DC: homeownership state map q2 2017 Business Insider/Andy Kiersz, data from US Census Bureau
Although home prices have rapidly increased, homeownership rates have also slightly increased in the U.S. over the past five years. In 2018, the median home list price in the U.S. was $255,200 and ...
Several critics argued that the Fed should use regulation and interest rates to prevent asset-price bubbles, [66] blamed former Fed-chairman Alan Greenspan's low interest rate policies for stoking the U.S. housing boom and subsequent bust, [67] [68] and Yale University economist Robert Shiller warned of possible home price declines of 50 ...
More Americans own a home than they did 10 years ago, with the homeownership rate rising to 65.5% in 2021 compared to 64.7% in 2011. But Black households continue to see their ownership share lag ...