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The edges of home ownership are becoming porous. It's no longer a one-way street

Written by Rachel Ong ViforJ, Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University

"Churning" out of and back in to home ownership is becoming common. We haven't caught up.Shutterstock

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