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If you’re wondering if homeownership is a good investment, the study clearly answers that question, and the answer is yes.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F04\u002F13133550\u002F20210414-KCM-Share.jpg","A recent \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.federalreserve.gov\u002Fpublications\u002Ffiles\u002Fscf20.pdf\">Survey of Consumer Finances\u003C\u002Fa> study released by the \u003Cem>Federal Reserve\u003C\u002Fem> reveals the net worth of homeowners is \u003Cstrong>forty times greater than that of renters\u003C\u002Fstrong>. If you’re wondering if homeownership is a good investment, the study clearly answers that question, and the answer is yes.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Do Americans believe a home is a better investment than stocks?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nIn a post on the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flibertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org\u002F2021\u002F04\u002Fdo-people-view-housing-as-a-good-investment-and-why.html\">Liberty Street Economics\u003C\u002Fa> blog, the \u003Cem>Federal Reserve Bank of New York\u003C\u002Fem> notes that \u003Cstrong>93.3% of Americans\u003C\u002Fstrong> believe buying a home is \u003Cem>definitely\u003C\u002Fem> or \u003Cem>probably\u003C\u002Fem> a better investment than buying stocks.\r\n\r\nHere’s how the results break down:\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F04\u002F20210414-MEM-Eng-1.png\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44194\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F04\u002F20210414-MEM-Eng-1.png\" alt=\"93% of Americans Believe a Home Is a Better Investment Than Stocks | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>The survey also shows a wide range of reasons why Americans feel that way (respondents were able to pick more than one answer):\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F04\u002F20210414-MEM-Eng-2.png\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44193\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F04\u002F20210414-MEM-Eng-2.png\" alt=\"93% of Americans Believe a Home Is a Better Investment Than Stocks | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nThe data show how strongly Americans believe in homeownership as an investment. 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