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What's preventing you from buying a home?

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  1.  
    35 %
    Have poor credit
    330 votes
  2.  
    33 %
    Lack money for a down payment
    322 votes
  3.  
    5 %
    Had a recent foreclosure
    48 votes
  4.  
    8 %
    Haven't found the right place
    76 votes
  5.  
    4 %
    Don't want headaches of owning a home
    35 votes
  6.  
    2 %
    May be moving to a new location
    22 votes
  7.  
    7 %
    Can't afford monthly payments
    72 votes
  8.  
    6 %
    Expect prices to keep going down
    60 votes
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