Did the recession turn homeowners off from the idea of owning a home and instead leave them in favor of renting one? Not likely, an August white paper from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University found. The authors discovered that homeownership following the recession is more likely to be determined by an individual’s status as a homeowner or a renter through the downturn. The report used data from Fannie Mae’s 2010 and 2011 National Housing Surveys. Read the full report.
