Lately, the common sense advantages to homeownership have been joined by a newcomer—one that doesn’t immediately leap to mind. It comes at an interesting time, as more and more of the national discourse focuses on healthcare issues.
The newest reason why owning your own Perris home should have a high priority? Why it’s for your health!
That might sound like a bit of a reach if the only source behind it was the National Association of Realtors®. They do in fact point to recent studies that find homeowners “generally happier and healthier than non-owners.” Doubters inclined to question the validity of such a generalization might be reassured by the fact that the health outcome findings held up after being “controlled for factors such as income and education levels.”
It turns out that real estate industry promoters aren’t alone in finding a good health connection with owning your own home. In connection with World Health Day, the Habitat for Humanity group put together a “Health and Homeownership” paper. It linked one common sense phenomenon—the better condition of owned homes with those of rented homes—with health outcomes “including respiratory conditions such as asthma, exposure to toxic substances, injuries and mental health.” All in all, they felt confident in reporting “better health outcomes for homeowners.”
I’m standing by to offer healthy measures of help and advice for all your Perris real estate dealings. Just call!
