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Friday, October 07, 2011

Home Ownership: Biggest Drop Since Great Depression

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The percentage of Americans who owned their homes has seen its biggest decline since the Great Depression, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The rate of home ownership fell to 65.1% in April 2010, 1.1 percentage points lower than it was in 2000. The decline was the biggest drop since the 1930s, when home ownership plunged 4.2%.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

BS! I'm about to purchase a resale now! If you are fortunate enough to be employed, now is the time to make big investments in housing and stocks.