homeownership
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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That means fewer prospective buyers are accessing homeownership, which has historically been a key wealth-building tool for America’s middle class.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
Concerns about Medicaid eligibility should not be a reason for an adult child to exist in limbo outside of the working world and homeownership.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
“Granny flats” in California and single-staircase codes in Texas: States are trying to fill a gap that has pushed homeownership out of reach for many.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
Trouble navigating credit — combined with rigorous mortgage-lending standards, high home prices and elevated interest rates — can make homeownership and loans at manageable rates feel especially out of reach for Gen Z, Wise said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 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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