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homeownership  

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  • Homeownership refers to the possession of certain rights as regards the housing unit in which one lives. This may involve control and use of both the dwelling and the property on which the dwelling is built, a popular form of homeownership in the United States. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Homeownership]

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