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US Home Ownership Rate Climbs to 65% with 1 Million New Owners
Favorable interest rates in some states, a better economy, and an improved consumer confidence helped with increasing home ownership rates in the United States, according to new Census data. More than 1 million people became new homeowners in the last three months, primarily because of more millennials willing to acquire their first houses. In some