Democrats and Republicans have been very keen to make home ownership almost a national purpose.
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Home ownership is the cornerstone of a strong community.
More Americans own their home than ever before. Nearly 70 percent of American's are homeowners. So it is a good time for us to asses the positive impacts of homeownership on families, communities and on the nation's economy.
The truth is that the dream of homeownership is out of reach for too many Americans.
I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans.
For my constituents, owning a home is the culmination of many years of hard work and the realization of the American Dream. At no time should a local entity take those years of hard work solely to increase their tax revenue.
Home ownership was the fig leaf for the rise in subprime lending. But that was really about cash-out refinancings, not buying homes.
It's time to remove the stigma associated with promoting homeownership.
It's easy to underestimate the real cost of home ownership.
So we have broad bipartisan support for the bill, and it's my hope that we can build on some of the things that have been talked about in Washington involving building a larger ownership society.
These days the American dream of home ownership has turned into a nightmare for millions of families. They wake every day to the reality of a horrible decline in the value of the home that has meant so much to them.