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Extremely low mortgage rates and rising apartment rents in many cities have led some people to dive into homeownership more quickly than they'd originally planned. However, others are choosing to wait until the housing market recovers, in spite of the incentives to buy. The truth is, there's no one right answer when it comes to determining whether to rent or buy a house. There are a number of
Historically, almost two-thirds of households in America live in a place they own. Homeownership is a key prong of the American dream, and according to a American Housing Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau, some 9 out of 10 Americans achieve it during their lifetime. Also key to American homeownership is the notion of moving up - i.e., buying a home, living in it for a few years, then selling to
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