1.   After all, if some one wants to buy a home they are more likely to approach a bank or building society.

2.   Bombeck bought a home in Paradise Valley near Keane, a friend since her days in Ohio.

3.   But no one there had ever heard of the Arektenje area of Jaffa where the newly Married Damiani had bought his home.

4.   Buying a home could become more expensive, some economists say, even though housing prices and mortgage rates would fall.

5.   Buying a home, although a serious business, can be straight forward, even fun.

6.   Consumers were calling lenders to cancel refinancing plans, delay buying homes and seek advice on their loans.

7.   Councils and housing associations will be allowed to lease or buy empty homes in order to provide accommodation for homeless people.

8.   Expatriates should also take into account any fees that they will have to pay on buying a home.

9.   If you can afford to do so, buying your home outright usually makes sense.