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We see it as a way to provide stability for households but also as an asset-building strategy. If you continue to be a renter, locked out of the homeownership arena, increasingly those things are further and further out of reach. They’re joined at the hip. They perpetuate each other.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Family Stability\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nDoes owning your home really create a more stable environment for your family?\r\n\r\nA \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.rent.com\u002Fblog\u002F2015-rental-market-report\u002F\">survey\u003C\u002Fa> of property managers conducted by \u003Cem>rent.com\u003C\u002Fem> disclosed two reasons tenants should feel less stable with their housing situation:\r\n\u003Cul>\r\n \t\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>68%\u003C\u002Fstrong> of property managers predict that rental rates will continue to rise in the next year by an average of 8%.\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n \t\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>53%\u003C\u002Fstrong> of property managers said that they were \u003Cem>more likely to bring in a new tenant\u003C\u002Fem> at a higher rate than negotiate and renew a lease with a current tenant they already know.\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\u003C\u002Ful>\r\nWe can see from these survey results that renting will provide anything but a stable environment in the near future.\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nHomeowners enjoy a more stable environment and at the same time are given the opportunity to build their family’s net worth.","\r\nHomeowners enjoy a more stable environment and at the same time are given the opportunity to build their family’s net worth.",false,[16,20],{"id":17,"name":18,"slug":19},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":21,"name":22,"slug":23},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers","2016-07-12T10:00:51Z","2016-07-11T12:00:00Z",{"id":27,"slug":28,"title":29,"featuredImage":30,"publishedAt":31,"contentType":10,"isVideo":14},600,"saving-to-buy-a-home-do-you-know-the-difference-between-cost-price","Saving to Buy a Home? 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