Nearly half of renters wish they owned, study says

Homeownership may be famed for its headaches, from bidding wars to get in the door to the constant drumbeat of repairs around the house, but renters don’t have it easy either. In fact, renters are the ones with more regrets, according to a recent Zillow Housing Aspirations Report.
One of their biggest regrets is being a renter in the first place. In this semiannual survey of 10,000 homeowners and renters in 20 of the country’s largest metro areas, 45 percent regret renting rather tha