In four of them, renters who invested wisely could accumulate 24 % more
wealth than homeowners, and match it in three others.
Not exact matches
As a result, these
homeowners have been able to build
wealth at a faster pace
than owners of more expensive homes.»
In the U.S., he said, housing will «always remain as a primary playbook for stimulating the U.S. economy» and «
homeowners will continue to believe that increased home equity is a faster highway to creating
wealth than accumulating
wealth by working for a living.»
In addition, if this is not about the fixed million but about reaching a level of
wealth that allows you to retire: people who have practised moderate spending habits as adults for decades are typically also much better able to get along with less in retirement
than others who did went with a high consumption lifestyle instead (e.g. the
homeowners again).
According to the new Manulife Bank Canada survey, more
than a quarter of
homeowners predict their home equity will comprise 80 % or more of their household
wealth at the time they retire — and almost a quarter of those surveyed were already in their fifties.
«Though there will always be discussion about whether to buy or rent, or whether the stock market offers a bigger return
than real estate, the reality is that
homeowners steadily build
wealth.
«Given that the composition of new
homeowners is skewed to Hispanics and nonwhites, who have lower credit scores and have less income and less
wealth than their non-Hispanic white counterparts, the tight credit box will inhibit homeownership even more going forward
than it has in the past, unless we do something to correct it,» writes Goodman.
Because renters typically have much lower net worth
than homeowners, a metro area's low homeownership rate is associated with greater
wealth inequality.
In 2010, the
wealth of an average
homeowner was more
than $ 174,000.
According to the Federal Reserve,
homeowners accumulate 35 times more personal
wealth than do renters.