Report: Push for homeownership society causes unemployment | Katonah Real Estate

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It may seem counterintuitive, but apparently a new study from leading economists David Blanchflower with Dartmouth’s Department of Economics and Andrew Oswald with the University of Warwick claims increases in U.S. homeownership actually lead to higher levels of unemployment.
This suggestion counters the notion that increased homeownership activity is healthy for the economy, so take it with a grain of salt.
The report, which is available here, was covered on CNBC with the news agency saying the era of building an ‘ownership society’ is now blamed for causing less social mobility and employment options.
Blanchflower and Oswald claim upticks in homeownership lead to lower levels of labor mobility, greater commute times and fewer new businesses.
These issues eventually contributed to fewer employment opportunities, they suggest.
With homeownership-centric areas having more zoning restrictions and fewer businesses coming in, an economic stall is the potential end result, the study suggests.

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