The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land.
I have been mislabeled as a big advocate of low-income home ownership over rental.
Well, real estate is always good, as far as I'm concerned.
People feel a great deal of their wealth or lack thereof in their home value. Despite the fact they're living there and not going to sell it per se, it does have a big psychological effect.
I don't know if it's the way I've been brought up or if it's because I spend so much time away that I appreciate being at home so much.
The notion that paradise begins with personal home ownership is one that has been drummed into Americans for so long by presidents … and realtors that it is hard to dislodge.
Becoming a mother has taught me to simply things and also to appreciate being at home more.
Surely one advantage of traveling is that, while it removes much prejudice against foreigners and their customs, it intensifies tenfold one's appreciation of the good at home, and, above all, of the quietness and purity of English domestic life.
The average middle-income homeowner is the big winner in inflation. His labor income keeps up with prices, his home appreciates in real terms, and his home mortgage payment does not increase at all .... The wealthy have no safe and profitable store of value in times of inflation.
I have made six big home moves in my life and I have never lost money on one I have lived in.
A housing renaissance has begun. This may be hard to believe after the dizzying, six-year-long crash in home sales, construction and house prices. But housing turned the corner last year, and it will take off in 2013.
The housing market has bottomed. It's not too late to get involved.
I think that every homeowner has a fascination with real estate. You can't deny that it's such a huge player in our finances. It's probably the most expensive thing you'll ever purchase, so you're forced to pay attention.
There is a reason so many Americans choose to develop their net worth through homeownership: It is a proven wealth builder and savings compeller.
The most critical factor subduing the demand for housing is that home ownership is no longer seen as the great, long-term buildup in equity value it once was.
I love my little overgrown yard. And my house is wonderful. It's everything that I need.
