Tag Archives: Home Ownership Rate

Housing: Picking Up the Pieces

As for home building, which had surged to a peak of just over two million housing starts earlier in the decade, by October 2007 builders were starting about half that at 1.2 million. Today, while coming back, starts are still … Continue reading

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Why Women are Driving the Demand for Rental Apartments

No, according to a recent Raymond James report: Renter household formation remains at the strongest level in decades. Roughly 1.32 million new renter households were formed in the past year (including owner conversions), while the number of owner-occupied households declined … Continue reading

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Who’s Driving the Demand for Rental Apartments?

No, according to a recent Raymond James report: Renter household formation remains at the strongest level in decades. Roughly 1.32 million new renter households were formed in the past year (including owner conversions), while the number of owner-occupied households declined … Continue reading

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Renter Nation Rages On

The supply of empty homes for rent is falling, and the nation’s homeownership rate is hovering near a fifteen year low. How can that be when the housing market is finally turning around and more homes are selling? The answer … Continue reading

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‘Renter Nation’ for Low Income Americans

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article After decades and decades of the ownership society, and all the trouble it exacted on our economy, the Obama administration is and has been pushing the premise that, “Our goal is … Continue reading

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