Tag Archives: Home Ownership Rate Takes Another Tumble

The U.S. home ownership rate has sunk lower, reaching a 50-year low at 62.1 percent, according to a new report from John Burns Real Estate. The rate differs from what the Census Bureau is reporting of 65.5 percent. John Burns Real Estate says the difference in the figures is that the Census Bureau counts home owners who are 90 days or more delinquent on their mortgage, which stands at about 3.8 million home owners who are at risk of losing their homes. “We are confident home ownership will come back,” […]