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Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Homebuying Lesson PlanEcon Ed Link: The Economics of Homebuying Lesson Plan
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Council for Economic Education
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9th - 10th
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Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Homebuying

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This lesson analyzes the costs and benefits of homeownership and asks the student to describe the factors that affect affordability, use cost-benefit analysis and knowledge of home-buying procedures to reduce the costs, analyze the factors that affect the cost of a mortgage, and read/interpret charts and graphs.

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demographics, cost-benefit analysis, interest rates, opportunity cost, buying a house

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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