With home ownership not quite the sure thing it was a few years ago, do your readers think it's still part of the American Dream? Nationally, a New York Times/CBS poll found that people still place value on owning their own home. How do your readers compare? Here's a sample question you can use on your website:
Do you still see home ownership as an important part of the American Dream?
- Yes, I hope to own my own home someday.
- Yes, but it's a lot scarier these days with so many people in foreclosure.
- I think the market made a necessary correction. Too many people interpreted the American Dream as buying whatever a lender said you could afford instead of deciding what you could spend. So, the dream is still alive, it's just more realistic now.
- No, I'm renting, and I'm glad I am. I have no plans anytime soon to buy a home. It's too risky.
- I think the dream turned into a nightmare for too many people.
With home ownership not quite the sure thing it was a few years ago, do your readers think it's still part of the American Dream? Nationally, a New York Times/CBS poll found that people still place value on owning their own home. How do your readers compare? Here's a sample question you can use on your website:
Do you still see home ownership as an important part of the American Dream?
- Yes, I hope to own my own home someday.
- Yes, but it's a lot scarier these days with so many people in foreclosure.
- I think the market made a necessary correction. Too many people interpreted the American Dream as buying whatever a lender said you could afford instead of deciding what you could spend. So, the dream is still alive, it's just more realistic now.
- No, I'm renting, and I'm glad I am. I have no plans anytime soon to buy a home. It's too risky.
- I think the dream turned into a nightmare for too many people.
