[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f116kt5c7lgt3w":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":36,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":40,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":44},{"item":4,"previous":26,"next":31},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":12,"bodyImage":13,"isInfographic":14,"categories":15,"isVideo":14,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":24,"updatedAt":25},3,"chicken-little-wrong-homeownership-still-american-dream","Chicken Little is Wrong: Homeownership Still the American Dream","After the harrowing challenges experienced by so many homeowners over the last few years, many housing experts had predicted that the belief in homeownership as a major element of the American Dream would soon die. There is now conclusive evidence th...","","blog","https:\u002F\u002F\u002F","\u003Cimg class=\"alignright wp-image-23873\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2013\u002F11\u002FChicken-Little.jpg\" alt=\"Chicken Little\" width=\"230\" height=\"258\" \u002F>After the harrowing challenges experienced by so many homeowners over the last few years, many housing experts had predicted that the belief in homeownership as a major element of the American Dream would soon die. There is now conclusive evidence that these experts were wrong. As we \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2013\u002F09\u002F04\u002Fharvard-homeownership-still-the-american-dream\u002F\">reported\u003C\u002Fa> back in September, \u003Ci>The Joint Center of Housing Studies at Harvard University\u003C\u002Fi> completed a study which concluded:\r\n\r\n\u003Ci>\"The long term cultural preference for owning seems to have weathered the recent housing crisis.\"\u003C\u002Fi>\r\n\r\nNow, a second source recently announced similar results. \u003Ci>Fannie Mae\u003C\u002Fi> just released their \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.fanniemae.com\u002Fportal\u002Fabout-us\u002Fmedia\u002Fcommentary\u002F103113-deggendorf.html\">National Housing Survey of Delinquent Mortgage Borrowers\u003C\u002Fa>. The survey asked questions about the value of homeownership to the most sensitive of all groups – those delinquent on their mortgages. Here is what they found:\r\n\r\nOf those delinquent borrowers:\r\n\u003Cul>\r\n\t\u003Cli>74% still see homeownership as better than renting when building up wealth\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\t\u003Cli>71% still see homeownership as better than renting when saving for retirement\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\t\u003Cli>73% still see homeownership as better than renting for overall financial stability\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\t\u003Cli>80% still see homeownership as better than renting as an investment plan\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\t\u003Cli>70% still see homeownership as better than renting for creating an overall tax strategy\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\u003C\u002Ful>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cb>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nHomeownership has always been and will always be a crucial piece of the American Dream.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2013\u002F11\u002FChicken-Little.jpg",false,[16,20],{"id":17,"name":18,"slug":19},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":21,"name":22,"slug":23},6,"For Sellers","sellers","2013-11-04T07:00:24Z","2015-10-05T16:19:53Z",{"id":27,"slug":28,"title":29,"featuredImage":11,"publishedAt":30,"contentType":10,"isVideo":14},2,"mortgage-rates-window-of-opportunity-still-open","Buyers: Window of Opportunity Still Open","2013-09-30T10:00:24Z",{"id":32,"slug":33,"title":34,"featuredImage":11,"publishedAt":35,"contentType":10,"isVideo":14},4,"fsbos-must-be-ready-to-negotiate","FSBOs Must Be Ready to Negotiate","2013-11-05T07:00:35Z",{"cover":37,"open":38,"shareSpread":39},"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Cover-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Spread-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Magazine-original.png",{"cover":41,"open":42,"shareSpread":43},"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Sellers-Guide-Cover-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Sellers-Guide-Spread-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Sellers-Guide-Magazine-original.png",[45,49,50,51,55,59,63,67,71,75,79,83,87,91,95,99,103,107,111,115,119,123,127,131,135,139,143,147,151,155],{"id":46,"name":47,"slug":48},1,"Uncategorized","uncategorized",{"id":17,"name":18,"slug":19},{"id":21,"name":22,"slug":23},{"id":52,"name":53,"slug":54},7,"Foreclosures","foreclosures",{"id":56,"name":57,"slug":58},8,"Infographics","infographics",{"id":60,"name":61,"slug":62},9,"Home Prices","home-prices",{"id":64,"name":65,"slug":66},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers",{"id":68,"name":69,"slug":70},34,"Senior Market","senior-market",{"id":72,"name":73,"slug":74},35,"Mortgage Rates","mortgage-rates",{"id":76,"name":77,"slug":78},38,"Move-Up","move-up",{"id":80,"name":81,"slug":82},41,"For Sale by Owner","for-sale-by-owner",{"id":84,"name":85,"slug":86},42,"Featured","featured",{"id":88,"name":89,"slug":90},45,"New Construction","new-construction",{"id":92,"name":93,"slug":94},52,"Luxury \u002F Vacation","luxury--vacation",{"id":96,"name":97,"slug":98},53,"Rent vs. Buy","rent-vs-buy",{"id":100,"name":101,"slug":102},80,"Time-sensitive","time-sensitive",{"id":104,"name":105,"slug":106},81,"Outdated","outdated",{"id":108,"name":109,"slug":110},147,"Internal","internal",{"id":112,"name":113,"slug":114},148,"Do Not Autopost","do-not-autopost",{"id":116,"name":117,"slug":118},320,"Inventory","inventory",{"id":120,"name":121,"slug":122},321,"Agent Value","agent-value",{"id":124,"name":125,"slug":126},322,"Affordability","affordability",{"id":128,"name":129,"slug":130},323,"Buying Tips","buying-tips",{"id":132,"name":133,"slug":134},324,"Downsize","downsize",{"id":136,"name":137,"slug":138},325,"Economy","economy",{"id":140,"name":141,"slug":142},326,"Equity","equity",{"id":144,"name":145,"slug":146},327,"Forecasts","forecasts",{"id":148,"name":149,"slug":150},328,"Selling Tips","selling-tips",{"id":152,"name":153,"slug":154},339,"Expired\u002FWithdrawn\u002FCanceled","expiredwithdrawncanceled",{"id":156,"name":157,"slug":158},340,"Price It Right\u002FOverpricing","price-it-rightoverpricing"]