In some countries, owning a home rather than renting one is very important for people. Why might this be the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative situation?

1. home ownership /homeowner /buying/purchasing a house or an apartment

2. nation

3. renter

4. financial status 

5. evaluate 

6. perceived

7. house prices

8. people in the lower middle class or working class

9. high-paying job

10. doing well financially

11. comfortable family life

12. life satisfaction / satisfied with their lives

13. mortgage loans

14. hundreds of thousands of dollars

15. pay their mortgage