homeownership
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Generation X had the highest homeownership rate relative to their age, so when the housing bubble popped in 2008, it hit Gen X the hardest.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
That’s over three times the $3,166 bill of someone who had stayed in their home for 12 years, the average length of homeownership in the city.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
Shadow housing secretary James Cleverly said the Conservative policy "gave many thousands of people the chance to realise the dream of homeownership".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
His comments echoed the company’s argument in court that it created a path to homeownership for thousands of lower-income consumers whom risk-averse banks reject.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 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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