{"id":39858,"date":"2010-09-02T15:15:32","date_gmt":"2010-09-02T19:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/?p=39858"},"modified":"2019-04-23T20:53:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T20:53:23","slug":"in-defense-of-home-ownership-great-article-from-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/in-defense-of-home-ownership-great-article-from-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"In Defense of Home Ownership &#8211; Great Article from The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><cite>by Ron Lieber<br \/>\nThursday, September 2, 2010<\/cite><\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_1_1_2_128343926017527\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_1_1_2_128343926017534\">\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Share\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/real-estate\/article\/110516\/in-defense-of-home-ownership?mod=realestate-buy&amp;t=in-defense-of-home-ownership%3A%20Personal%20Finance%20News%20from%20Yahoo%21%20Finance\"><span>Share<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><!--Yahoo! Finance evergreen article module--><span style=\"color: #666666\">provided by<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/us.lrd.yahoo.com\/SIG=10siqio46\/**http%3A\/\/www.nytimes.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/us.news2.yimg.com\/us.yimg.com\/p\/fi\/16\/53\/76.gif\" alt=\"The New York Times\" width=\"170\" height=\"29\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to read the headlines and not conclude that becoming a homeowner is a terrible idea.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the National Association of Realtors announced that existing-home sales in July had fallen an astounding 25.5 percent from the previous year. Sure, there was a federal tax credit in place last summer. But with single-family home sales at their lowest level since 1995 and unemployment still stubbornly high, home prices may fall further. Read entire article&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/real-estate\/article\/110516\/in-defense-of-home-ownership?mod=realestate-buy\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In Defense of Home Ownership<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard to read the headlines and not conclude that becoming a homeowner is a terrible idea.<\/p>\n<p>More from NYTimes.com:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Technology Aside, Most People Still Decline to Be Located<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 2 New Federal Programs to Help Borrowers Pay Their Mortgages<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Does the Recovery Depend on Housing?<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the National Association of Realtors announced that existing-home sales in July had fallen an astounding 25.5 percent from the previous year. Sure, there was a federal tax credit in place last summer. 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