Current:Home > ScamsHow Buying A Home Became A Key Way To Build Wealth In America -Clarity Finance Guides
How Buying A Home Became A Key Way To Build Wealth In America
View
Date:2025-04-27 12:28:05
High mortgage rates and a low supply of homes for sale has made homeownership feel out of reach for many Americans. And yet it remains an important way for Americans to build wealth.
We speak with Chris Herbert, with the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, about how homeownership became such an important part of the American Dream, and about other ways to build wealth.
In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.
Email us at [email protected].
This episode was produced by Brianna Scott. It was edited by William Troop. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
veryGood! (8772)
Related
- California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
- Dollar General to pay $12 million for alleged violations including blocking exits
- Colombia soccer president Ramón Jesurún and son arrested after Copa America final
- Hawaii DOE Still Doesn’t Have A Plan For How To Spend Farm-To-School Funds
- Will the 'Yellowstone' finale be the last episode? What we know about Season 6, spinoffs
- Trump picks Sen. JD Vance as VP running mate for 2024 election
- Untangling Christina Hall's Sprawling Family Tree Amid Josh Hall Divorce
- Hamas says Gaza cease-fire talks haven't paused and claims military chief survived Israeli strike
- Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
- Ex-TV host Carlos Watson convicted in trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media
Ranking
- Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
- Texas set to execute Ruben Gutierrez in retired teacher's death on Tuesday. What to know.
- Kirby Smart again addresses Georgia football players driving arrests at SEC media days
- Texas judge orders Uvalde school district, sheriff's office to release shooting records
- Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
- The Eagles make it a long run at the Sphere with shows in January: How to get tickets
- Sean O'Brien, Teamsters union chief, becomes first Teamster to address RNC
- Texas judge orders Uvalde school district, sheriff's office to release shooting records
Recommendation
Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
Violence plagued officials all levels of American politics long before the attempt on Trump’s life
Thousands of Philadelphia city workers are back in the office full time after judge rejects lawsuit
In NBC interview, Biden says he shouldn't have said bullseye when referring to Trump, but says former president is the one engaged in dangerous rhetoric
Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
Amazon Prime Day is a big event for scammers, experts warn
North Carolina postal worker died in truck from possible heat stroke, family says
President of Dickinson State University in North Dakota resigns after nursing faculty quit