[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f2qk36pru03dd":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":47,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":51,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":55},{"item":4,"previous":35,"next":41},{"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":33,"updatedAt":34},1387,"americans-powerful-belief-in-homeownership-as-an-investment","Americans' Powerful Belief in Homeownership as an Investment","\u003Cem>The Federal Reserve Bank\u003C\u002Fem> (The Fed) recently released their \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.newyorkfed.org\u002Fmicroeconomics\u002Fsce\u002Fhousing#main\">2019  Survey of Consumer Expectations Housing Survey\u003C\u002Fa>. The survey reported that 65% of Americans believe homeownership is a good financial investment. Since 2014, the percentage has increased by over nine percent.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002F04141846\u002F20190711-Share-KCM.jpg","\u003Cem>The Federal Reserve Bank\u003C\u002Fem> (The Fed) recently released their \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.newyorkfed.org\u002Fmicroeconomics\u002Fsce\u002Fhousing#main\">2019  Survey of Consumer Expectations Housing Survey\u003C\u002Fa>. The survey reported that 65% of Americans believe homeownership is a good financial investment. Since 2014, the percentage has increased by over nine percent.\u003C!--more-->\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002F20190711-MEM.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40060\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002F20190711-MEM.jpg\" alt=\"Americans' Powerful Belief in Homeownership as an Investment | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>The Fed’s survey also showed that when the results are broken down by age, education, income, or region of the country, more than 55% of Americans in each category see homeownership as a good investment.\r\n\r\nThis coincides with a recent \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F23\u002F4-most-popular-bottom-line-investments-in-america\u002F\">\u003Cem>Gallup\u003C\u002Fem> survey\u003C\u002Fa> of Americans which revealed that real estate was their number one choice for the best long-term investment when compared to stocks, savings accounts or gold.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nAmericans' belief in residential real estate as a good financial investment continues to grow as the housing market returns to normalcy.","\r\nAmericans' belief in residential real estate as a good financial investment continues to grow as the housing market returns to normalcy.","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002F20190711-MEM.jpg",false,[17,21,25,29],{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":22,"name":23,"slug":24},6,"For Sellers","sellers",{"id":26,"name":27,"slug":28},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers",{"id":30,"name":31,"slug":32},38,"Move-Up","move-up","2019-07-11T10:00:33Z","2019-06-27T17:35:21Z",{"id":36,"slug":37,"title":38,"featuredImage":39,"publishedAt":40,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},1386,"4-tips-to-sell-your-home-faster","4 Tips to Sell Your Home Faster","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002F04145722\u002F20190710-Share-KCM.jpg","2019-07-10T10:00:16Z",{"id":42,"slug":43,"title":44,"featuredImage":45,"publishedAt":46,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},1388,"is-your-first-home-now-within-your-grasp-infographic","Is Your First Home Now Within Your Grasp? 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