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The rise of renters

by Amy Scott
Oct 16, 2018
We spoke to renters in Denver, Colorado, about the financial barriers to homeownership.
A sign advertising apartments for rent is displayed in front of an apartment complex July 8, 2009 in San Francisco, Calif.
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Barriers to homeownership still exist for people of color

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 15, 2018
A report from Reveal looks at racial discrimination in the mortgage business and the legacy of redlining.
A 1937 map of Philadelphia shows redlining of neighborhoods.
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National homeowernship rises, but not in some major cities

by Renata Sago
Jan 31, 2018
While new data show the rate of homeowners has risen around the nation — the highest jump since 2004 — that boost hasn’t been felt in cities where the market is particularly tight.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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The American dream: How undocumented immigrants buy homes in the U.S.

by Jana Kasperkevic
Sep 11, 2017
It’s all thanks to ITINs — individual tax identification numbers.
Home ownership is part of the American dream. 
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New home sales up, existing home sales down

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 25, 2016
A strengthening housing market brings a shortage of homes for sale, and rising prices for would-be homebuyers.
A view of a home for sale in San Francisco, California.
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We're becoming a nation of renters

by Lizzie O'Leary
Mar 11, 2016
A new study looks into what's driving the drastic rise in renting.
Do you rent or own?
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Where will young people live when they're old and gray?

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 31, 2014
Home ownership hits its lowest level since 1995. Home equity has in the past served as a retirement savings plan for many Americans
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Homeowners question association fees

by Megan Verlee
Dec 28, 2012
An estimated one-fifth of Americans pay fees to homeowners associations, or HOAs. Many of them wonder if they're getting their money's worth.
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Paradigm change: Young people and home ownership

by Jim Burress
Aug 10, 2012
Buying into the American Dream? Renting for life? For younger people, home ownership is less cut-and-dry than it was a generation ago.
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Drought? What drought? Homeowners fined for brown lawns

by Megan Verlee
Jul 27, 2012
A homeowners association in Denver has issued hundred of tickets to residents this year for failing to keep up their lawns in the drought.
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