Media: False – “Nearly half of Americans feel home ownership is impossible”

Media: False – “Nearly half of Americans feel home ownership is impossible”

66% of Americans own their own home, just below an all time high record. But reporters cannot read their own stories, let alone the data:

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The story actually says 40% of those WHO DO NOT OWN A HOME think ownership is out of reach. This is not “Nearly half of Americans feel home ownership is impossible”.

The reporter has a degree in journalism from the U of VT, and an MA from Columbia.

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