Giving Up the Deed: Is Renting the New American Dream?
About this episode
The episode discusses the trend of Americans opting to rent instead of own homes and its implications for the future of housing.
Some Americans are trading deeds for leases as homeownership becomes harder to afford. WSJ personal finance reporter Veronica Dagher joins What's News host Alex Ossola to examine the rise of the "forever renter" and what it could mean for the future of housing and the American Dream. Listen to all episodes in our series on ideas for fixing the housing crisis. Further reading: The Rise of the Forever Renters Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.
People in this episode
Host: Alex Ossola
Guest: Veronica Dagher
Topics covered
- homeownership
- renting
- housing crisis
- American Dream
- personal finance
Keywords
- renting
- homeownership
- forever renter
- housing crisis
- American Dream
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Organizations: WSJ, The Wall Street Journal
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