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Toughest Markets For Renters to Become Homeowners
This article from RealtorMag shows the 7 worst markets for renters to become homeowners...
 
First-time home buyers are facing tougher mortgage underwriting standards and tight inventories in the lower-priced home market, says National Association of REALTORS® President Steve Brown. It’s preventing some renters from purchasing homes, housing experts say. In some markets, renters are facing even more hurdles to reaching home ownership.
According to a recent analysis of 25 metro areas by SNL Real Estate, the following markets are proving to be the toughest markets for renters to break into home ownership.
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif.
Median home price: $476,790
Renters eligible to buy out of every 100 housing units: 5.49 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif.
Median home price: $682,410
Renters eligible to buy out of every 100 housing units: 5.7 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H.
Median home price: $371,300
Renters eligible to buy out of every 100 housing units: 8.4 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla.
Median home price: $254,900
Renters eligible to buy out of every 100 housing units: 10.21 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif.
Median home price: $263,600
Renters eligible to buy out of every 100 housing units: 10.23 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colo.
Median home price: $279,300
Renters eligible to buy out of every 100 housing units: 10.39 Washington, D.C.-Arlington-Alexandria, Va.-Md.-W.Va.
Median home price: $368,000
Renters eligible to buy out of every 100 ... more

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