Tag Archive | "home ownership"

Home Ownership Down

Monday, January 31, 2011

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Home ownership rates continue to plummet. According to CNBC, Americans just aren’t buying homes so much. America’s home ownership rate, after holding steady for a while, took a pretty big plunge in Q4, from 66.9 percent to 66.5 percent. That’s down from the 2004 peak of 69.2 percent and the lowest level since 1998. Homeownership [...]

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Buying Better Than Renting

Saturday, July 24, 2010

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Well, this makes me feel better. Sometimes I could kick myself for buying a 155 year old home. Especially when I have to try and install square sheets of drywall on VERY unsquare ceilings and walls. NOT fun. The New York Times has a cost calculator, comparing rental pros and cons with ownership pros and [...]

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Woman’s Home Threatened Over 1 Cent Water Bill

Thursday, November 20, 2008

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UNBELIEVABLE!!! First, the story: A 74-year-old blind woman was shocked when her daughter found a letter from the city saying a lien would be placed on her home unless she paid an overdue water bill. The amount? 1 cent. …The letter warned of a lien and a $48 penalty if the overdue bill is not [...]

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