I'd always had the unshakeable belief that homeownership was the path to financial stability and adult happiness. For years, I crunched Zillow numbers and filled out spreadsheets while fantasizing ...

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When I bought my first house in 2010, at age 24, it was the Great Recession, and the housing market—the entire world, really—was off-kilter. A little like it is now. I was newly married, a recent ...

At an age when many homeowners are paying off their mortgage, thinking about downsizing or giving up home ownership to rent, I bought my first house. Buying wasn't my top choice. Housing stability was ...

On St. Patrick's Day weekend, 2023, I closed on my first house, attended my two daughters' first ballet, and went to their dad's funeral — all in the same weekend. Two months later, I was laid off and ...