Homeownership rate has finally found a floor

Our call over two years ago that the homeownership rate would see further declines has proved broadly correct. But with foreclosures now back to historical norms, and credit conditions gradually easing, the conditions are in place for a slow but steady recovery in homeowner numbers.

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