{"id":1631,"date":"2021-04-14T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/?p=1631"},"modified":"2021-04-14T15:00:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T15:00:07","slug":"93-americans-believe-home-better-investment-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/93-americans-believe-home-better-investment-stocks\/","title":{"rendered":"93% of Americans Believe a Home Is a Better Investment Than Stocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1632\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1632\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1632\" src=\"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210414-KCM-Share.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210414-KCM-Share.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210414-KCM-Share-300x164.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">93% of Americans Believe a Home Is a Better Investment Than Stocks<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A recent\u00a0<a title=\"Survey of Consumer Finances\" href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/publications\/files\/scf20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Survey of Consumer Finances<\/a>\u00a0study released by the\u00a0<em>Federal Reserve<\/em>\u00a0reveals the net worth of homeowners is\u00a0<strong>forty times greater than that of renters<\/strong>. If you\u2019re wondering if homeownership is a good investment, the study clearly answers that question, and the answer is yes.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Do Americans believe a home is a better investment than stocks?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In a post on the\u00a0<a title=\"Liberty Street Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org\/2021\/04\/do-people-view-housing-as-a-good-investment-and-why.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liberty Street Economics<\/a>\u00a0blog, the\u00a0<em>Federal Reserve Bank of New York<\/em>\u00a0notes that\u00a0<strong>93.3% of Americans<\/strong>\u00a0believe buying a home is\u00a0<em>definitely<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>probably<\/em>\u00a0a better investment than buying stocks.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how the results break down:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1633\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1633\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1633\" src=\"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kcm-infographic-1618411661.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kcm-infographic-1618411661.png 1000w, https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kcm-infographic-1618411661-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kcm-infographic-1618411661-768x668.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Is Buying a Home or Buying Stocks the Better Investment?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The survey also shows a wide range of reasons why Americans feel that way (respondents were able to pick more than one answer):<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1634\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1634\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1634\" src=\"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kcm-infographic-1618411620.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kcm-infographic-1618411620.png 1000w, https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kcm-infographic-1618411620-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/phphouses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kcm-infographic-1618411620-768x668.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reasons Why a Home Is a Better Investment Than Stocks<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The data show how strongly Americans believe in homeownership as an investment. That belief is warranted. The\u00a0<em>Liberty Street Economics<\/em>\u00a0blog put it best by saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cHousing represents the largest asset owned by most households and is a major means of wealth accumulation, particularly for the middle class.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Contact us:<\/strong><br \/>\nPHP Houses<br \/>\n142 W Lakeview Ave<br \/>\nUnit 1030<br \/>\nLake Mary, FL 32746<br \/>\nPh:\u00a0<span id=\"gc-number-1\" class=\"gc-cs-link\" title=\"Call with Google Voice\">(407) 519-0719<\/span><br \/>\nFax:\u00a0<span id=\"gc-number-2\" class=\"gc-cs-link\" title=\"Call with Google Voice\">(407) 205-1951<\/span><br \/>\nemail:\u00a0info@phphouses.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s Connect:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WeBuyHousesCentralFlorida\/\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/walter-diloreto-25403710\/\">Linkedin<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalterDiLoreto\">Twitter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wdiloreto\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<h6><em>THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS ARTICLE IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED LEGAL, FINANCIAL, OR AS ANY OTHER TYPE.<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do Americans believe a home is a better investment than stocks? 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