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The benefits of homeownership can be broken into two main categories: financial and non-financial (often referred to as emotional or social reasons.)\r\n","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F02\u002F12152800\u002F20190213-KCM-Share.jpg","Study after study shows that no matter what generation Americans belong to, the vast majority believe that homeownership is an important part of their American Dream. The benefits of homeownership can be broken into two main categories: financial and non-financial (often referred to as emotional or social reasons.)\r\n\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nFor Americans approaching retirement age, one of the greatest benefits to homeownership is the added net worth they have been able to achieve simply by paying their mortgage!\r\n\r\nThe \u003Cem>Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.jchs.harvard.edu\u002Fhousing-americas-older-adults-2018\">focused on homeowners and renters\u003C\u002Fa> over the age of 65. Their study revealed that the difference in net worth between homeowners and renters at this age group was actually 47.5 times greater, with nearly half their net worth coming from home equity!\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F02\u002F20190213-STM-ENG11.jpeg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-38964\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F02\u002F20190213-STM-ENG11.jpeg\" alt=\"Why Homeownership Matters Now More Than Ever | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\r\nHomeowners over the age of 65 are much more financially prepared for retirement and often own their homes outright if they were fortunate enough to purchase their homes before the age of 36.\r\n\r\nTheir 30 years of mortgage payments have paid off as they gained equity through their monthly payments and as home values appreciated.\r\n\r\nIt is no surprise that lifelong renters have had a hard time accruing net worth as the latest \u003Cem>Census\u003C\u002Fem> report shows that the \u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.census.gov\u002Fhousing\u002Fhvs\u002Ffiles\u002Fcurrenthvspress.pdf\">Median Asking Rent\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fem> has been climbing consistently over the last 30 years.\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F02\u002F20190213-STM-ENG21.jpeg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-38965\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F02\u002F20190213-STM-ENG21.jpeg\" alt=\"Why Homeownership Matters Now More Than Ever | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nYour monthly mortgage payment is a form of ‘forced savings’ building your net worth with every payment!","\r\nYour monthly mortgage payment is a form of ‘forced savings’ building your net worth with every payment!","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F02\u002F20190213-STM-ENG11.jpeg",false,[17,21,25,29,33],{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":22,"name":23,"slug":24},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers",{"id":26,"name":27,"slug":28},34,"Senior Market","senior-market",{"id":30,"name":31,"slug":32},38,"Move-Up","move-up",{"id":34,"name":35,"slug":36},53,"Rent vs. Buy","rent-vs-buy","2019-02-13T10:00:22Z","2019-02-12T15:50:26Z",{"id":40,"slug":41,"title":42,"featuredImage":43,"publishedAt":44,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},1280,"how-to-list-your-home-for-the-best-price","How To List Your Home for the Best Price","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F02\u002F11152831\u002F20190212-KCM-Share.jpg","2019-02-12T10:00:33Z",{"id":46,"slug":47,"title":48,"featuredImage":49,"publishedAt":50,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},1282,"first-comes-love-then-comes-mortgage-couples-lead-the-way","First Comes Love… Then Comes Mortgage? 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