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As homeowners suffered through the housing bust, more and more began to question whether owning a home was truly a good way to build wealth.\r\n\r\nThe Fede...","","blog","https:\u002F\u002F\u002F","\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33801\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F09\u002F36x-2.jpg\" alt=\"Homeowner's Net Worth is 36x Greater Than a Renter | Keeping Current Matters\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" \u002F>\r\n\r\nOver the last six years, homeownership has lost some of its allure as a financial investment. As homeowners suffered through the housing bust, more and more began to question whether owning a home was truly a good way to build wealth.\r\n\r\nThe Federal Reserve conducts a \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.federalreserve.gov\u002Fpubs\u002Fbulletin\u002F2014\u002Fpdf\u002Fscf14.pdf\">\u003Cem>Survey of Consumer Finances\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cem>, \u003C\u002Fem>every three years, and just released their latest edition this past week.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong>Some of the findings revealed in their report:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\n\u003Cul>\r\n\t\u003Cli>The average American family has a net worth of $81,200\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\t\u003Cli>Of that net worth, 61.4% ($49,856) of it is in home equity\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>A homeowner’s net worth is over \u003Cem>36 times greater\u003C\u002Fem> than that of a renter\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\t\u003Cli>The average homeowner has a net worth of $194,500 while the average net worth of a renter is $5,400\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\u003C\u002Ful>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nThe Fed study found that homeownership is still a great way for a family to build wealth in America.","\r\nThe Fed study found that homeownership is still a great way for a family to build wealth in America.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F09\u002F36x-2.jpg",false,[17],{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},5,"For Buyers","buyers","2014-09-22T10:00:05Z","2014-09-21T21:50:56Z",{"id":24,"slug":25,"title":26,"featuredImage":11,"publishedAt":27,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},133,"5-reasons-to-hire-a-real-estate-professional-infographic-2","5 Reasons to Hire a Real Estate Professional [INFOGRAPHIC]","2014-09-19T10:00:55Z",{"id":29,"slug":30,"title":31,"featuredImage":11,"publishedAt":32,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},135,"the-truth-about-buying-a-home-you-dont-need-20-down","The Truth About Buying a Home: You DON'T Need 20% Down","2014-09-23T10:00:09Z",{"cover":34,"open":35,"shareSpread":36},"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",[38,42,43,47,51,55,59,63,67,71,75,79,83,87,91,95,99,103,107,111,115,119,123,127,131,135,139,143,147,151],{"id":39,"name":40,"slug":41},1,"Uncategorized","uncategorized",{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},{"id":44,"name":45,"slug":46},6,"For Sellers","sellers",{"id":48,"name":49,"slug":50},7,"Foreclosures","foreclosures",{"id":52,"name":53,"slug":54},8,"Infographics","infographics",{"id":56,"name":57,"slug":58},9,"Home Prices","home-prices",{"id":60,"name":61,"slug":62},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers",{"id":64,"name":65,"slug":66},34,"Senior Market","senior-market",{"id":68,"name":69,"slug":70},35,"Mortgage Rates","mortgage-rates",{"id":72,"name":73,"slug":74},38,"Move-Up","move-up",{"id":76,"name":77,"slug":78},41,"For Sale by Owner","for-sale-by-owner",{"id":80,"name":81,"slug":82},42,"Featured","featured",{"id":84,"name":85,"slug":86},45,"New Construction","new-construction",{"id":88,"name":89,"slug":90},52,"Luxury \u002F Vacation","luxury--vacation",{"id":92,"name":93,"slug":94},53,"Rent vs. Buy","rent-vs-buy",{"id":96,"name":97,"slug":98},80,"Time-sensitive","time-sensitive",{"id":100,"name":101,"slug":102},81,"Outdated","outdated",{"id":104,"name":105,"slug":106},147,"Internal","internal",{"id":108,"name":109,"slug":110},148,"Do Not Autopost","do-not-autopost",{"id":112,"name":113,"slug":114},320,"Inventory","inventory",{"id":116,"name":117,"slug":118},321,"Agent Value","agent-value",{"id":120,"name":121,"slug":122},322,"Affordability","affordability",{"id":124,"name":125,"slug":126},323,"Buying Tips","buying-tips",{"id":128,"name":129,"slug":130},324,"Downsize","downsize",{"id":132,"name":133,"slug":134},325,"Economy","economy",{"id":136,"name":137,"slug":138},326,"Equity","equity",{"id":140,"name":141,"slug":142},327,"Forecasts","forecasts",{"id":144,"name":145,"slug":146},328,"Selling Tips","selling-tips",{"id":148,"name":149,"slug":150},339,"Expired\u002FWithdrawn\u002FCanceled","expiredwithdrawncanceled",{"id":152,"name":153,"slug":154},340,"Price It Right\u002FOverpricing","price-it-rightoverpricing"]