RENTERS VIEWS OF HOMEOWNERSHIP

Freddie Mac recently released their Perceptions of Renting and Homeownership Study in which they surveyed more than 2,000 Americans on renting in the post financial crisis market.

Their goal was to learn about “renters’ preferences toward the housing choices available to them, the constraints preventing them from obtaining housing that they think would better suite their needs and the drivers for their decisions.”

Renters were asked to indicate how much they agree or disagree with statements about homeownership. Not surprising was the fact that the top 12 responses represented a large amount of non-financial reasons to own a home.

Here are the top responses broken into the Financial & Non-Financial Aspects.

Non Financial Aspects

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Bottom Line
No matter what reasons ring true with you, meeting with a local real estate professional to evaluate your situation is the first step on the path to obtaining everything on this list.