From the College of Journalism, Capital News Service on, Wednesday,
December 15, 1999.

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   "Maryland's Century" series. For use at your convenience.< ^Maryland
Homeownership Reaches New Heights at End of Century<
   ^By CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE=
  
    WASHINGTON - Maryland has enjoyed a steady increase in home ownership
in  the 20th century, with rates dipping only during the Great Depression
and the  period in the 1970s when mortgage rates soared.
PERCENT OF MARYLANDERS WHO OWNED THEIR HOMES
1900*        40.0% 1910*        44.0% 1920*        49.9% 1930*       
55.2% 1940        47.4% 1950        56.3% 1960        64.5% 1970       
58.8% 1980        62.0% 1990        65.0%
* Estimated rates.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau.
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