Understanding America's Homeownership Gaps. 2003 Fannie Mae National Housing Survey

摘要

Following the strongest year in the history of the United States housing market, the American people are unsurprisingly bullish on housing and homeownership. Two-thirds of Americans believe now is a good time to buy a home compared with only 47 percent of Americans who are optimistic about the economy as a whole. Upbeat feelings about the housing market are widely shared by Americans of all races and circumstances. Fifty-seven percent of African-American families$ 57 percent of those earning less than $35,000 annually$ 69 percent of English-Hispanic households and 53 percent of Spanish-Hispanic households believe that now is a good time to enter the housing market. Overall, 57 percent of all Americans in rental housing today say that they are 'very' or 'somewhat likely' to buy a home in the next three years. Minority groups scored even higher, with 63 percent of African Americans, 64 percent of English Hispanics, and 59 percent of Spanish Hispanics stating this intention.