If house prices and rents evolve as we expect then, over a normal holding period, it will be better to own rather than rent the average home. This should go some way to reviving Americans’ appetite for homeownership. But tight credit conditions and widespread negative equity have left many households without the option of buying, meaning that the rental market will still outperform the owner-occupied market.
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