In 2006, Canada's home
ownership rate reached its highest level since 1971, according to a new detailed analysis of data on housing, home ownership and shelter costs from the 2006 Census.
Not exact matches
As computer
ownership and Internet usage
reaches a saturation point throughout the world, the personals industry will
reach a state of equilibrium and growth will maintain at a regular annual
rate.
Its major interests include
ownership of 15 daily and 38 weekly newspapers, including the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Albany Times Union; as well as interests in an additional 43 daily and 74 non-daily newspapers owned by MediaNews Group, which include the Denver Post and Salt Lake Tribune; nearly 200 magazines around the world, including Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan and O, The Oprah Magazine; 29 television stations, which
reach a combined 18 % of U.S. viewers;
ownership in leading cable networks, including Lifetime, A&E, History and ESPN; as well as business publishing, including a minority joint venture interest in Fitch
Ratings; Internet businesses, television production, newspaper features distribution and real estate.
For example, the home
ownership rate among households under the age of 35 is 35 percent, but by the time people
reach their prime - earning years of 45 to 55, nearly three - fourths are home owners.
* Today's low interest
rates are helping to keep the dream of home
ownership within
reach for many Canadians.
Home affordability is at 1971 levels, due to falling home prices and record low mortgage
rates, pushing home
ownership in
reach to more families, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The impact will fall hardest on first - time buyers; as interest
rates rise along with inflation, home
ownership will become increasingly out of
reach.