11/30/2021
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โLast year, staying home became a necessity and that caused many homeowners to have renewed gratitude for the roof over their head.โโฃ
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As a nation, we continue to work through the challenges of a pandemic thatโs pushed us all to new limits. Over the past year and a half, weโve spent more time than ever at home: working, eating, schooling, exercising, and more. The world around us changed almost overnight, and our homes were redefined. Our needs shifted, and our shelters became a place that protected us on a whole new level.โฃ
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One Unison study notes:โฃ
โข ๐๐% of homeowners say they feel secure, stable, or successful owning a homeโฃ
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โข ๐๐% of American homeowners say living through a pandemic has made their home more important to them than everโฃ
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โข ๐๐% of homeowners say their home has kept them safe during the COVID-19 pandemicโฃ
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As weโve learned throughout this health crisis, homeownership can provide the safety and security we crave in a time of uncertainty. That sense of connection and emotional stability genuinely reaches beyond just the financial aspect of owning a home.โฃ
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๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅโฆโฃ
โ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง.โโฃ
~ Mark Fleming, Chief Economist