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Report Shows Just 14.7% of Tenants Moving Out Purchased a Home

by | Apr 17, 2015

canstockphoto15234427apartment buildingAccording to a recent report by John Burns Real Estate Consulting, affluent renters are slow to buy a home. John Burns Real Estate Consulting studies apartment space to determine what trends will impact the for-sale housing market. Here are some of their findings:

  • During the housing boom of the early to mid-2000s, roughly 1 in 5 renters leaving their apartment opted to purchase a home. In fact, the national homeownership rate peaked in 2004—at the same time that the percentage of those moving out to purchase a home was peaking.
  • Since 2008, the percentage of renters moving out to purchase a home has remained below its historical average of 17%, while the homeownership rate has continued to decline.
  • As of the fourth quarter of 2014, just 14.7% of all tenants moving out purchased a home. The homeownership rate declined to 64%, the lowest since the mid-90s.

 

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