A Key to Wealth is Homeownership
The link between financial security and homeownership is especially important today as inflation rises. Many people may not realize just how much owning a home contributes to overall networth. As Leslie Rouda Smith, President of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) states:
“Homeownership is rewarding in so many ways and can serve as a vital component in achieving financial stability.“
Here are just a few reasons why, if you’re looking to increase your financial stability, that homeownership is a worthwhile goal:
- Owning a home is a building block for financial success. A recent NAR report details several homeownership trends and statistics, including the difference in net worth between homeowners and renters. It finds that “. . . the net worth of a homeowner was about $300,000 while that of a renter’s was $8,000 in 2021” (Keeping Current Matters).
- Equity gains can substantially boost a homeowner’s net worth. The net worth gap between owners and renters exists in large part because homeowners build equity. As a homeowner, your equity grows as your home appreciates in value and you make your mortgage payments each month. It’s like a forced savings account – you put your contributions away for another day all the while adding to that nest egg. As a renter, you’ll never see a return on the money you pay out in rent every month.
To sum it up, “Homeownership has always been an important way to build wealth” (NAR).
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