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HOMEOWNERSHIP STILL THE AMERICAN DREAM KEEPINGCURRENTMATTERS.COM A big question facing the real estate industry over the last few years is how the housing crisis would impact the public’s belief in homeownership as a major component of the American Dream. Many felt the tragedy experienced by so many families would force them to reconsider their desire to ever be a homeowner again. A study by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University addressed this question. Their paper, Re-examining the Social Benefits of Homeownership after the Housing Crisis, revealed some interesting findings: Homeownership Still Preferred Over Renting “Even after the dramatic loss of equity and the high foreclosure rates, the early evidence suggests that people seem to believe that, over the long run, owning is still preferable to renting… The long term cultural preference for owning seems to have weathered the recent housing crisis.” Americans Still Expect to be Homeowners “The research on home-buying expectations supports the conclusion that very large percentages of Americans still expect to buy a home at some time in the future.” Younger Americans More Desirous of Homeownership “Moreover, the finding that younger renters and owners are more likely than their older counterparts to expect to own bodes well for the future of the housing market.” Even after one of the most difficult decades in this country’s real estate history, the American dream of homeownership still lives on. www.SouthBayTeam.com [email protected] 310.545.5511 Office 310.345.1239 Julie Cell 310.702.6999 Sheri Cell CalBre: 01217478/01717819 9