Hispanic Homeownership Rate Defies National Trend—Again

The rate of homeownership among Hispanics has again defied the national trend, growing for the second year in a row, according to the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP). Hispanics, in fact, represented the only ethnic demographic with a rising homeownership rate, at 46.0 percent in 2016, up from 45.6 percent in 2015. The national homeownership rate has remained obstinate at a 50-year low, most recently at 63.7 percent.
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