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Tuesday, May 06, 2014

Viable Opposition: Declining Homeownership in America

Viable Opposition: Declining Homeownership in America

Non-seasonally adjusted home ownership rates peaked at 69.2 percent in both the second and fourth quarter of 2004.  Since then, they have drifted lower, hitting the current level of 64.8 percent in the first quarter of 2014.  This brings us back to ownership levels last seen in mid-1995.  At the end of the recession in the second quarter of 2009, home ownership rates were still at 67.4 percent and have continued to fall since then.
Home ownership rates vary substantially across the nation as show here with current and levels in the second quarter of 2009:

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