Tag: homeownership

Mortgage Interest Deduction: At Risk or Politically Untouchable?

December 30, 2016 by Zelman & Associates

With the incoming Trump administration and the Republican control of Congress, the country appears to be on the verge of tax reform, both for individuals and corporations. For individuals, tax reform is typically centered on marginal income ...

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homeownership macro housing

Why We Believe the Homeownership Rate Has Bottomed

November 04, 2016 by Zelman & Associates

For 3Q16, the Census Bureau reported that the national homeownership rate, as measured by its quarterly Housing Vacancies and Homeownership Survey was 63.5%, up from 62.9% in 2Q16, with about half of the improvement due to typical seasonality ...

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Long-Term Increase in Asian and Hispanic Homeownership Rates Underappreciated

October 21, 2016 by Zelman & Associates

As of the 2010 Decennial Census conducted by the Census Bureau, 64% of the population was characterized as being of White race, down from 69% in 2000 and 76% in 1990. Depending on immigration assumptions, demographers estimate that the White ...

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demographics homeownership

How Do We Reconcile Good Single-Family Housing With Bad Homeownership?

July 29, 2016 by Zelman & Associates

For 2Q16, the Census Bureau announced that the national homeownership rate registered 62.9%, down 50 basis points from 2Q15. The headline was particularly eye-catching given that it tied 2Q65 for the lowest second quarter level of the last ...

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homeownership