We’re interested to hear how US households are managing the surging costs of homeownership – mortgage interest, home insurance and repairs. We’d like to hear from homeowners in the US who are struggling with the surging cost of homeownership amid climbing property prices, rising costs for home insurance and home repairs, and higher mortgage interest rates.
Have you struggled keeping up with home insurance payments, or put off home repairs due to the cost? Or have you turned to more debt to keep up with the costs of owning your home, for instance credit cards or smaller loans? Have you recently begun letting parts of your home to afford to continue living in it, or made other significant sacrifices?.
Tell us how you have been coping with the surging costs of owning a property, and whether you’ve considered selling up because of these costs. Tell us how you've been keeping up with the rising cost of owning your home, and whether you have thought about selling up due to the costs of homeownership.
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