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• n  someone who owns a home

• When a homeowner loses a house to foreclosure, the property is publicly auctioned on the county courthouse steps in an atmosphere that's often chaotic and crowded with lawyers .
• That has the perverse effect of raising, not lowering, a homeowner's monthly payment.
• To a homeowner who has always made mortgage payments on time, perhaps by sacrificing spending elsewhere, the whole concept may seem grossly unfair.

• householder

News & Articles

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• Homeowner Accidentally Sets Own House On Fire
  A homeowner trying to get rid of bed bugs sets the whole house on fire in South Jersey. Several people were hurt-- including firefighters.
  June 12, 2013 - FOX 29 Philadelphia
• Homeowner scares away would-be robbers
  A homeowner scared away two men he believed tried to rob him after they entered his home through an unlocked door.
  June 12, 2013 - The Salisbury Post
• Jamestown homeowner loses fight against right of way
  Jamestown homeowner loses fight against right of way
  June 11, 2013 - The Providence Journal

Quotes

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• President Bush in Reuters
  I think we can get us a bill, but it's going to require less politics and more focus on keeping our minds on who we need to help -- and that's the homeowner,Bush said at a roundtable on housing counseling.
• John McCain in Reuters.fr
  It offers every deserving American family or homeowner the opportunity to trade a burdensome mortgage for a manageable loan that reflects the market value of their home,McCain said in a speech on the economy in Brooklyn.
• Ben Bernanke in FOXNews
  Principal reductions that restore some equity for the homeowner may be a relatively more effective means of avoiding delinquency and foreclosure,Bernanke said.