homeownership

Homeownership promotes political involvement

harminka — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:14:42 -0500

Homeowners in disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to vote than renters and those who own homes in more privileged communities, according to research to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).

Independence with the 08 housing bailout bill

admin_huliq — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:01:07 -0500

Maybe the politicians think that with everyone getting ready for 4th or July that the news of a sleight-of-hand bailout bill won’t raise too many eyebrows. Maybe they’re wrong (again). With the holiday fast approaching legislators in both the House and Senate are getting ready to put through the mother of all mortgage bail out bills in an attempt to stave off the further decimation of the housing market.

Borrowers with Homeownership Education Make Better Refinancing Decisions

harminka — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:29:30 -0500

In light of the subprime mortgage crisis that has resulted in extraordinarily high default rates on home mortgages, one might wonder what the government can do to better educate new potential homeowners.

Home vacancies at record 2.9, but homeownership rate steady

admin_huliq — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:44:05 -0500

New figures out today show that home vacancies are at an all time high of 18.6 million. Market Watch has the details:

Chinese and White immigrants highest homeowners

harminka — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:17:32 -0500

In both Canada and the U.S., Chinese and White immigrants have the highest adjusted homeownership rates of all groups, at times even exceeding comparably positioned native-born households, according to a University of Alberta sociologist who compared rates by skin colour and across countries.