{"id":2038,"date":"2018-01-03T11:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thezakariagroup.com\/the-benefits-of-homeownership-go-beyond-the-financial\/"},"modified":"2018-01-03T11:00:29","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T11:00:29","slug":"the-benefits-of-homeownership-go-beyond-the-financial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thezakariagroup.com\/the-benefits-of-homeownership-go-beyond-the-financial\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Homeownership Go Beyond the Financial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"354\" src=\"http:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/22104222\/20180104-Share-STM.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Benefits of Homeownership Go Beyond the Financial | Simplifying The Market\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"http:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/22104222\/20180104-Share-STM.jpg 750w, http:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/22104222\/20180104-Share-STM-549x300.jpg 549w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\"><\/p>\n<p>Homeownership is a major part of the American Dream. As evidence of that, 91% of Americans believe that owning a home is either <em>essential<\/em> (43%) or <em>important<\/em> (48%) to achieving that \u201cdream.\u201d In a market where some people may be unsure about the benefits and possibilities of buying a home, it is important that we remember this.<span id=\"more-36793\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Homeownership is NOT just about the money. In fact, some of the major benefits are non-financial. Here are a few of those benefits <a href=\"http:\/\/economistsoutlook.blogs.realtor.org\/2017\/10\/24\/highlights-from-social-benefits-of-homeownership-and-stable-housing\/#sf128877807\">as per<\/a> the <em>National Association of Realtors<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consistent findings show that homeownership does make a significant positive impact on educational achievement.<\/li>\n<li>Several researchers have found that homeowners tend to be more involved in their communities than renters.<\/li>\n<li>Early studies of homeownership and health outcomes found that homeowners and children of homeowners are generally happier and healthier than non-owners, <strong><em>even after controlling for factors<\/em><\/strong> such as income and education levels that are also associated with positive health outcomes and positively correlated with homeownership.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Homeownership means something more to people and their families than just the financial considerations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homeownership is a major part of the American Dream. 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