Reality: Owners Are Not Better Neighbors/Citizens

Research

• Research Notes: Apartment Residents as Citizens and Neighbors
  National data shows homeowners are not better citizens than apartment residents. (June 1999)

What Others Are Saying

• Time Magazine: Is Homeownership Good for the Kids? Not Necessarily
  Reviews research by David Barker of the University of Iowa and Eric Miller of the Congressional Budget Office that refutes the notion that Homeownership is better for children. According to Barker and Miller the argument is flawed; homeownership actually has little to no effect on how kids do in school. (September 2009)

• National Public Radio: The Advantages Of Renting
  Weekend Edition interview that explores whether the government's promotion of homeownership is really in the U.S.'s best interests. Author Richard Florida says, "Renting may make sense not just for people who can't afford to buy a house, but for people whose careers require flexibility - and for an economy that's built on our flexibility, single family-owned housing may be a bit inflexible." (September 21, 2009)