The wealth gap in the United States when analyzed by race is staggering. The Economic Policy Institute concludes in their publication, The State of Working America, that two-thirds of a typical household’s wealth comes from housing equity. Homeownership not only provides a family with a safe, stable, and secure place to live, but it is also the chief driver of wealth-building in our country. Access to wealth and capital is the primary way to break the cycle of poverty. Check out this graphic from the Economic Policy Institute.
