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This research aims to explore how federal income taxes and uncertainty influence the decision to own versus rent a home.

Housing Tenure, Uncertainty, and Taxation.

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This research aims to explore how federal income taxes and uncertainty influence the decision to own versus rent a home.
Analyzes the components of user cost related to housing ownership.
Examines the effects of price uncertainty on housing tenure decisions.
Critiques previous studies for ignoring the role of uncertainty in tenure choice.
Price uncertainty significantly affected the percentage of owner-occupiers.
Previous assumptions about certainty may have exaggerated tax effects on housing tenure.
Findings suggest a reevaluation of the relationship between taxation and homeownership decision-making.

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Working paper examines the impact of income tax and uncertainty on homeownership decisions.

Philip J. Harmelink (1984) studied this question.

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