Current：Home > StocksHow Buying A Home Became A Key Way To Build Wealth In America -ValueCore
How Buying A Home Became A Key Way To Build Wealth In America
View
Date：2025-04-16 19:14:53
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 considerthis@npr.org.
This episode was produced by Brianna Scott. It was edited by William Troop. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
veryGood！ (5896)
Related
- Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
- Brazil’s Lula vetoes core part of legislation threatening Indigenous rights
- What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
- Costco hotdogs, rotisserie chicken, self-checkout: What changed under exiting CEO Jelinek
- Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
- Fantasy Fest kicks off in Key West with 10 days of masquerades, parties and costume competitions
- Brazil police conduct searches targeting intelligence agency’s use of tracking software
- Russia names new air force leader replacing rebellion-tied general, state news reports
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- AP PHOTOS: Grief, devastation overwhelm region in second week of Israel-Hamas war
Ranking
- 'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
- Well-known mountaineer falls to her death into crevasse on Mount Dhaulagiri, the world's 7th-highest peak
- No criminal charges in Tacoma, Washington, crash that killed 6 Arizonans
- Wi-Fi on the way to school: How FCC vote could impact your kid's ride on the school bus
- McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
- Ohio Woman, 23, Sentenced to 15 Years to Life in Prison For Stabbing Mom Over College Suspension
- Brazil police conduct searches targeting intelligence agency’s use of tracking software
- 15 Self-Care Products to Help Ease Seasonal Affective Disorder
Recommendation
Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
Britney Spears says she had an abortion while dating Justin Timberlake: He definitely wasn't happy about the pregnancy
Hurricane Norma heads for Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts, as Tammy becomes hurricane in the Atlantic
Georgia prison escapees still on the lam after fleeing Bibb County facility: What to know
Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
Belgian minister quits after ‘monumental error’ let Tunisian shooter slip through extradition net
More fraud, higher bond yields, and faster airline boarding
Where is Tropical Storm Tammy heading? This controversial graphic has answers.