Study: Ocala Ranked No. 5 as Homeownership Area

Study: Ocala Ranked No. 5 as Homeownership Area

"A recent study ranking the best homeownership areas in the United States puts Ocala at No. 5 in its population category. The analysis by NerdWallet, a San Francisco-based consumer finance website, ranks metropolitan areas based on three basic questions: Are homes available? Can I afford to live there? Is the area growing?"..."Also in Ocala’s favor, she said, was its figure for homeowner costs as percentage of monthly household income at 36.4 percent, calling it the “sweet spot for affordability.”             

  By Richard Anguiano Business editor Published: Monday, January 27, 2014 at 3:07 p.m.