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  • 1. Look at the home ownership chart. How has the percentage of people who own their homes changed since 1970?
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  • 2. What was the dollar increase in median household income from 1975 to 1997? What was the percentage increase?
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  • 3. Find the percentage increase for new-home prices from 1975 to 1997. How does this percentage increase compare with the percentage increase in median income?
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  • 4. Compare interest rates in 1982 with interest rates in 1997. Which year\'s rate is higher?
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  • 5. New-home prices hit a record high of $146,000 in 1997. Despite this, why was it easier for many people to buy a new home?
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  • 6. Explain what the \"affordability index\" is. What does an index number of 100 represent?
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