homeownership
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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With housing costs near historic highs, homeownership can feel like a distant dream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Abstract claims that the American dream is still thriving mean little to young people who are postponing homeownership and feel that financial security is slipping out of reach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“We have a generation of young people who are increasingly pessimistic about the future because they’re locked out of the market for homeownership and renting for a longer period of time,” Lawrence told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
While some retirees rent because high mortgage rates make homeownership unaffordable, others rent to have higher retirement income and more flexibility to travel and see family.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
But I still could feel the power and rectitude that propelled her out of the projects and into homeownership.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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