The U.S. government is reporting that the national vacancy rates for Q4, 2021 were 5.6% for rental housing and 0.9% for homeowner housing. The national homeownership rate for Q4, 2021 was 65.5% (about the same as Q3). In addition, approximately 89.5% of the housing units in the United States in Q4 were occupied and 10.5% were vacant. Owner-occupied housing units made up 58.6% of total housing units, while renter-occupied units made up 30.9% of the inventory.
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