[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f4mlg16b03xs8":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":37,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":41},{"item":4,"previous":27,"next":32},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":25,"updatedAt":26},231,"net-worth-a-homeowners-is-36x-greater-than-a-renter","Net Worth: A Homeowner’s is 36x Greater Than A Renter!","\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\nEvery th...","","blog","https:\u002F\u002F\u002F","\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30103\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F02\u002FNet-Worth.jpg\" alt=\"Net Worth\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" \u002F>\r\n\r\nOver the last six years, homeownership has lost some of its allure as a financial investment. 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