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Housing costs often consume a substantial portion of a family's income. Buying a home is the single largest purchase most homeowners will ever make. Ownership, however, has different faces. Using data from the 1989 American Housing Survey, this Brief will examine those for whom homeownership is a relatively easy investment (the "house-rich") and those for whom it's a heavy financial burden (the "house-poor").
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