share of average wages needed to buy a median priced home in the United States has been rising since 2012.
In April 2019, 80 percent of multifamily renters said that renting was a better fit for their current lifestyle, whereas only 70 percent of single-family renters said the same. The Share of renters who believe renting or owning fits their current lifestyle best in the United States in April 2019, by type of home
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Freddie Mac. (June 26, 2019). Share of renters who believe renting or owning fits their current lifestyle best in the United States in April 2019, by type of home [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037492/renting-versus-owning-renters-current-lifestyle-usa-by-type-of-home/
Freddie Mac. "Share of renters who believe renting or owning fits their current lifestyle best in the United States in April 2019, by type of home." Chart. June 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 21, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037492/renting-versus-owning-renters-current-lifestyle-usa-by-type-of-home/
Freddie Mac. (2019). Share of renters who believe renting or owning fits their current lifestyle best in the United States in April 2019, by type of home. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037492/renting-versus-owning-renters-current-lifestyle-usa-by-type-of-home/
Freddie Mac. "Share of Renters Who Believe Renting or Owning Fits Their Current Lifestyle Best in The United States in April 2019, by Type of Home." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037492/renting-versus-owning-renters-current-lifestyle-usa-by-type-of-home/
Freddie Mac, Share of renters who believe renting or owning fits their current lifestyle best in the United States in April 2019, by type of home Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037492/renting-versus-owning-renters-current-lifestyle-usa-by-type-of-home/ (last visited April 21, 2021)