{"id":7520,"date":"2021-05-03T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thezakariagroup.com\/americans-find-the-nonfinancial-benefits-of-homeownership-most-valuable\/"},"modified":"2021-05-03T10:00:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T10:00:29","slug":"americans-find-the-nonfinancial-benefits-of-homeownership-most-valuable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thezakariagroup.com\/americans-find-the-nonfinancial-benefits-of-homeownership-most-valuable\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans Find the Nonfinancial Benefits of Homeownership Most Valuable"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/30111130\/20210503-KCM-Share-549x300.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"Americans Find the Nonfinancial Benefits of Homeownership Most Valuable | Simplifying The Market\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/30111130\/20210503-KCM-Share-549x300.jpg 549w, https:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/30111130\/20210503-KCM-Share.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\"><\/p>\n<p>Homeownership is a foundational part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2021\/03\/31\/is-homeownership-still-considered-part-of-the-american-dream\/\">American Dream<\/a>. As we look back on more than a year of sheltering in our homes, having a place of our own is more important than ever. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2021\/04\/08\/homeownership-is-full-of-financial-benefits\/\">financial benefits<\/a> are always a key aspect of homeownership, today, homeowners rank the nonfinancial and personal benefits with even higher value.<span id=\"more-44306\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Recently, two national surveys revealed the reasons homeownership is such an important part of life. The top three personal benefits of homeownership noted by respondents in <em>Unison&rsquo;s<\/em> 2021 report on <a href=\"https:\/\/contentimages.o-prod.unison.com\/images\/press\/2021-Unison-SOTAH-Report.pdf\">The State of the American Homeowner<\/a> are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>91% &ndash; feel secure, stable, or successful owning a home<\/li>\n<li>70% &ndash; feel emotionally attached to the homes that have kept them safe over the past year<\/li>\n<li>51% &ndash; call homeownership a &ldquo;key part of their life&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These sentiments were supported by the most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanniemae.com\/media\/38891\/display\">National Housing Survey<\/a> from <em>Fannie Mae<\/em>, which also shows that the top three reasons Americans value homeownership have nothing to do with money. Those surveyed were given a list of feelings and accomplishments that are associated with or impacted by where we live. They were then asked, &ldquo;<em>To achieve this, are you better off owning or better off renting?<\/em>&rdquo; Here are the top three points from the list that respondents said homeownership could help them achieve:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>91% &ndash; control over what you do with your living space<\/li>\n<li>90% &ndash; a sense of privacy and security<\/li>\n<li>89% &ndash; a good place for your family to raise your children<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other nonfinancial advantages of homeownership revealed by the survey include feeling engaged in a community, having flexibility in future decisions, and experiencing less stress.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Financial and nonfinancial benefits are a key component to the value of homeownership, but the nonfinancial side is most valued after a year full of pandemic-driven challenges. Let&rsquo;s connect today if you&rsquo;re ready to take the first steps toward becoming a homeowner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homeownership is a foundational part of the American Dream. As we look back on more than a year of sheltering in our homes, having a place of our own is more important than ever. While financial benefits are always a key aspect of homeownership, today, homeowners rank the nonfinancial and personal benefits with even higher [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101010,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[98,99,111],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Americans Find the Nonfinancial Benefits of Homeownership Most Valuable - The Zakaria Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thezakariagroup.com\/americans-find-the-nonfinancial-benefits-of-homeownership-most-valuable\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Americans Find the Nonfinancial Benefits of Homeownership Most Valuable - The Zakaria Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Homeownership is a foundational part of the American Dream. 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