3-4% Mortgage Rates:
Right now the national average is 7%, making the average home cost 25% more than the average monthly rent cost 🧮
Cities where it's cheaper to buy than rent have low mortgage rates around the 3-4% mark.
So, Low Mortgage Rates = Buy a House! 🏡🛒
To rent, or not to rent ❓
That is the question 🤔
Why homeownership is the better option and what to look out for if you're planning on buying a home 🏡
A thread🧵:
Buy to Rent Ratio:
Determines whether it's better to buy or rent 📊
Calculated by dividing Median House Price by Median Annual Rent
A ratio of 15 or lower will indicate buying is cheaper than renting ⚖️
A ratio of 16-20 will indicate they're approximately the same.
Are you planning to buy a house? 🏡
If these factors apply, it's time to buy ⏰
✅ Low Mortgage Rates
✅ Low property prices
✅ Buy to Rent Ratio score 15 or lower
These conditions require aspiring homeowners to wait for the right moment.
Sometimes they never come at all.
10 years ago:
3-4% Mortgage Rates
Lower house prices
Enough listings on market
Present:
7% Median Mortgage Rate
Median Home Price: $436,800
Not enough listings on the market
It's time to rethink the path to homeownership 🏡
Real Estate investment does not have to take up time nor personal financial assets ⌛️
It can be:
- Passive, with high ROIs
- Affordable, with no high-stake investment necessary
- Beneficial to another person while you reap benefits
✅ HomeFundMe = Investment opportunities 🏡
Homeownership is not accessible,
Millions of people opt to rent because:
- Property sale costs are too high
- Down payments are too high
- Mortgage and interest rates are high
Millions of people kept out of buying a home,
Forever chasing an impossible dream 🏡☀️
#HousingForAll
Traditional path to Homeownership🏚️
⚫️ High property costs
⚫️ High Mortgages
⚫️ High down payments
HomeFundMe path to Homeownership🏡
🟢 Investors cover property costs
🟢 No mortgage
🟢 2.5% down payment
Let's reimagine Homeownership together💡
How can we alleviate this crisis?🩹
How can homeownership become accessible?🏡
Fractional real estate and crowdfunding is the answer
✅To learn how HomeFundMe pledges to make homeownership accessible, visit: https://t.co/lgiKA6yTZX
Homeownership is the #AmericanDream🏡
With desired benefits that provide equity, freedom, and stability.
Yet millions of people are barred from homeownership.
3 reasons why homeownership is inaccessible,
A thread🧵:
#RealEstate#HousingCrisis
3) Too many people, not enough housing🪫
The imbalance of low supply and high demand has put us in the midst of a housing crisis, meaning higher housing costs and yet another impediment for aspiring homeowners⚠️
The average house price in 2023 is 68% higher than 10 years ago.