The activity of purchasing a house or flat as a place to live.
 declining consumer confidence can slow home buying
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-  Boosting low-income home buying had been an important part of what the former president called the 'ownership society'.
 -  Housing reform and home buying with mortgage loans have also stimulated market demand.
 -  By law in most states, you have to disclose major structural defects in early stages of home buying.
 -  When it comes to home buying, low-income individuals face significant barriers.
 -  The past couple of years, the run-up in housing turned a lot of what was traditional home buying into speculative investing.
 -  Mortgage rates have not hit the point where home buying is choked off.
 -  Increases in home buying always lift consumer spending for home-related goods.
 -  He quickly discovered some of the perils of home buying.
 -  Real-estate investment rocketed 32 per cent in the year's first seven months on a wave of home buying.
 -  Like home buying, auto sales are highly sensitive to increases in the cost of loans.