{"id":23,"date":"2026-10-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/homesbylucia-com\/2026\/10\/14\/homeowners-report-greater-financial-satisfaction\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:00:00","slug":"homeowners-report-greater-financial-satisfaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homesbylucia.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/14\/homeowners-report-greater-financial-satisfaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeowners report greater financial satisfaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>One of the most rewarding aspects of homeownership is the sense of financial well-being it can provide. Recent numbers show that 68% of homeowners feel more financially satisfied compared to just 47% of non-homeowners. Yet, it\u2019s also a reality that 42% of homeowners still find themselves living paycheck to paycheck\u2014underscoring how crucial it is to balance the dream of owning with thoughtful planning. Interestingly, those who purchase a home by age 30 tend to see a 22.5% higher net worth by the time they reach 50, even as rising housing costs can impact savings. In my experience assisting clients across Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra, St. Johns County, and St. Augustine\u2014whether searching for luxury, waterfront, or golf community properties\u2014these insights highlight the importance of making informed, strategic decisions when it comes to investing in your future home.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.floridarealtors.org\/news-media\/news-articles\/2026\/09\/homeowners-report-greater-financial-satisfaction\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most rewarding aspects of homeownership is the sense of financial well-being it can provide. Recent numbers show that 68% of homeowners feel more financially satisfied compared to just 47% of non-homeowners. Yet, it\u2019s also a reality that 42% of homeowners still find themselves living paycheck to paycheck\u2014underscoring how crucial it is to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":544,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesbylucia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesbylucia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesbylucia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesbylucia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/544"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesbylucia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesbylucia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesbylucia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesbylucia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesbylucia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesbylucia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}