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Apparently, the American people are quite comfortable.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\n\u003Cem>Porch.com\u003C\u002Fem>, a major network helping homeowners with their renovation projects, recently conducted a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fporch.com\u002Fresource\u002Fgenerational-housing-outlooks\">survey\u003C\u002Fa> which asked Americans:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“What do you believe is the safest investment over the next 10 years?”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nU.S. housing came in at number one, beating out other investments such as gold, stocks, bonds, and savings.\r\n\r\nHere is a graph showing the top five investments Americans selected:\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F20191205-MEM-ENG.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41312\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F20191205-MEM-ENG.jpg\" alt=\"What is the Best Investment for Americans? | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>The findings of the \u003Cem>Porch.com\u003C\u002Fem> survey also coincide with two previous surveys done earlier this year:\r\n\u003Col>\r\n \t\u003Cli>The \u003Cem>Federal Reserve Bank\u003C\u002Fem>’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.newyorkfed.org\u002Fmicroeconomics\u002Fsce\u002Fhousing#main\">2019 Consumer Expectations Housing Survey\u003C\u002Fa> reported that 65% of Americans believe homeownership is a good financial investment, and that the percentage has increased in each of the last four years.\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n \t\u003Cli>The \u003Cem>Gallup\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.gallup.com\u002Fpoll\u002F251696\u002Freal-estate-leads-stocks-best-investment.aspx\">survey\u003C\u002Fa> showed that Americans have picked real estate as the “best” investment for six straight years.\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\u003C\u002Fol>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nBased on all three surveys done this year, we can see that Americans still believe in homeownership as a great investment, and that feeling continues to grow.","\r\nBased on all three surveys done this year, we can see that Americans still believe in homeownership as a great investment, and that feeling continues to grow.","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F20191205-MEM-ENG.jpg",false,[17,21,25],{"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},38,"Move-Up","move-up","2019-12-05T10:00:35Z","2019-12-05T11:00:35Z",{"id":32,"slug":33,"title":34,"featuredImage":35,"publishedAt":36,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},1505,"is-a-bigger-house-within-your-budget","Is A Bigger House Within Your Budget?","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F03133128\u002F20191204-KCM-Share.jpg","2019-12-04T10:00:08Z",{"id":38,"slug":39,"title":40,"featuredImage":41,"publishedAt":42,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},1507,"millennials-are-on-the-move-as-first-time-homebuyers-infographic","Millennials Are on the Move as First-Time Homebuyers [INFOGRAPHIC]","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F05114834\u002F20191206-KCM.jpg","2019-12-06T11:00:53Z",{"cover":44,"open":45,"shareSpread":46},"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",[48,52,53,57,61,65,69,70,74,78,79,83,87,91,95,99,103,107,111,115,119,123,127,131,135,139,143,147,151,155],{"id":49,"name":50,"slug":51},1,"Uncategorized","uncategorized",{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},{"id":54,"name":55,"slug":56},6,"For Sellers","sellers",{"id":58,"name":59,"slug":60},7,"Foreclosures","foreclosures",{"id":62,"name":63,"slug":64},8,"Infographics","infographics",{"id":66,"name":67,"slug":68},9,"Home Prices","home-prices",{"id":22,"name":23,"slug":24},{"id":71,"name":72,"slug":73},34,"Senior Market","senior-market",{"id":75,"name":76,"slug":77},35,"Mortgage Rates","mortgage-rates",{"id":26,"name":27,"slug":28},{"id":80,"name":81,"slug":82},41,"For Sale by Owner","for-sale-by-owner",{"id":84,"name":85,"slug":86},42,"Featured","featured",{"id":88,"name":89,"slug":90},45,"New Construction","new-construction",{"id":92,"name":93,"slug":94},52,"Luxury \u002F Vacation","luxury--vacation",{"id":96,"name":97,"slug":98},53,"Rent vs. Buy","rent-vs-buy",{"id":100,"name":101,"slug":102},80,"Time-sensitive","time-sensitive",{"id":104,"name":105,"slug":106},81,"Outdated","outdated",{"id":108,"name":109,"slug":110},147,"Internal","internal",{"id":112,"name":113,"slug":114},148,"Do Not Autopost","do-not-autopost",{"id":116,"name":117,"slug":118},320,"Inventory","inventory",{"id":120,"name":121,"slug":122},321,"Agent Value","agent-value",{"id":124,"name":125,"slug":126},322,"Affordability","affordability",{"id":128,"name":129,"slug":130},323,"Buying Tips","buying-tips",{"id":132,"name":133,"slug":134},324,"Downsize","downsize",{"id":136,"name":137,"slug":138},325,"Economy","economy",{"id":140,"name":141,"slug":142},326,"Equity","equity",{"id":144,"name":145,"slug":146},327,"Forecasts","forecasts",{"id":148,"name":149,"slug":150},328,"Selling Tips","selling-tips",{"id":152,"name":153,"slug":154},339,"Expired\u002FWithdrawn\u002FCanceled","expiredwithdrawncanceled",{"id":156,"name":157,"slug":158},340,"Price It Right\u002FOverpricing","price-it-rightoverpricing"]