Chandan Economics

As mortgage access grows harder and home prices outpace wages, renters are reassessing homeownership — and rental housing demand is reaping the benefits.

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Renters Reassess Homeownership as Affordability Challenges Persist

Homeownership has been an aspiration of generations of Americans, but elevated prices, mortgage rates, and financing hurdles are complicating the typical path to owning a home. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s 2026 Survey of...

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