Interest & Savings Rates + Aggressive Borrowing and Lending Led to 10+ Years of Rising Home Ownership USA Home Ownership Rates vs. Interest Rates vs. Personal Savings Rates, 1965 - 2010 0, _ i 0, 70% June 2004: US home ownership = 73MM 20% 68% ~ + 16% = fa ro) £ 66% | January 1993: HUD began promoting & cL broader home