[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1i0mmdqpdac4i":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":47,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":51},{"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},1811,"want-to-build-wealth-buy-a-home-this-year","Want to Build Wealth? Buy a Home This Year.","Every year, households across the country make the decision to rent for another year or take the leap into homeownership. They look at their earnings and savings and then decide what makes the most financial sense. That equation will most likely take into consideration monthly housing costs, tax advantages, and other incremental expenses. Using these measurements, recent studies show that it’s still more \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2021\u002F01\u002F20\u002Fowning-a-home-is-still-more-affordable-than-renting-one\u002F\">affordable\u003C\u002Fa> to own than rent in most of the country.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F02\u002F01143319\u002F20210202-KCM-Share.jpg","Every year, households across the country make the decision to rent for another year or take the leap into homeownership. They look at their earnings and savings and then decide what makes the most financial sense. That equation will most likely take into consideration monthly housing costs, tax advantages, and other incremental expenses. Using these measurements, recent studies show that it’s still more \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2021\u002F01\u002F20\u002Fowning-a-home-is-still-more-affordable-than-renting-one\u002F\">affordable\u003C\u002Fa> to own than rent in most of the country.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nThere is, however, another financial advantage to owning a home that’s often forgotten in the analysis – \u003Cstrong>the wealth built through equity when you own a home.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\n\r\nOdeta Kushi, \u003Cem>Deputy Chief Economist\u003C\u002Fem> for \u003Cem>First American\u003C\u002Fem>, discusses this point in a recent blog post. She \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.firstam.com\u002Feconomics\u002Fdont-overlook-the-benefit-of-equity-when-considering-whether-to-rent-or-own\">explains\u003C\u002Fa>:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Once you include the equity benefit of price appreciation, owning made more financial sense than renting in 48 out of the 50 top markets, with the only exceptions being San Francisco and San Jose, Calif.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>What has this equity piece meant to homeowners in the past?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cem>ATTOM Data Solutions, \u003C\u002Fem>the curator of one of the nation’s premier property databases, just analyzed the typical \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.attomdata.com\u002Fnews\u002Fmarket-trends\u002Fhome-sales-prices\u002Fattom-data-solutions-2020-year-end-u-s-home-sales-report\u002F\">home-price gain\u003C\u002Fa> owners nationwide enjoyed when they sold their homes. Here’s a breakdown of their findings:\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F02\u002F20200202-MEM-Eng-1.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-43811\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F02\u002F20200202-MEM-Eng-1.jpg\" alt=\"Want to Build Wealth? Buy a Home This Year. | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>The typical gain in the sale of the home (equity) has increased significantly over the last five years.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem>CoreLogic\u003C\u002Fem>, another property data curator, also weighed in on the subject. According to their latest \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.corelogic.com\u002Finsights-download\u002Fhomeowner-equity-report.aspx\">Homeowner Equity Insights Report\u003C\u002Fa>, the average homeowner gained \u003Cstrong>$17,000 in equity\u003C\u002Fstrong> in just the last year alone.\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>What does the future look like for homeowners when it comes to equity?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nHere are the seven major home price appreciation forecasts for 2021:\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F02\u002F20200202-MEM-Eng-2.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-43810\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F02\u002F20200202-MEM-Eng-2.jpg\" alt=\"Want to Build Wealth? Buy a Home This Year. | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>The \u003Cem>National Association of Realtors \u003C\u002Fem>(NAR) just \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nar.realtor\u002Fnewsroom\u002Fexisting-home-sales-rise-0-7-in-december-annual-sales-see-highest-level-since-2006\">reported\u003C\u002Fa> that today, the median-priced home in the country sells for $309,800. If homes appreciate by 5% this year (the average of the forecasts), the homeowner will increase their wealth by $15,490 in 2021 through increased equity.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nAs you make your plans for the coming year, be sure to consider the equity benefits of home price appreciation as you weigh the financial advantages of buying over renting. 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