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The Home Ownership Matters bus tour kicked off in Chicago on March 5, 2011, to celebrate the benefits of home ownership with Chicagoans and visitors attending the Flower & Garden Show at Navy Pier.

Several attendees described what home ownership means to them. “It’s the history and the memories [my] family makes every time [we] paint a room or change the decor,” said home owner Margie Neighbors.  

Neighbors won the grand prize, a $2,500 Lowe’s gift card, during this first stop on the month-long bus tour sponsored by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.  See what else she had to say:

Chicago bungalow owner Peggy Steiner emphasized that responsible home ownership makes financial sense. “It’s a great investment—that’s what I was told growing up by my folks,” she says.  And our place “fits us to a T.”

For Beth Reynolds, the event’s emcee and the weekend host of Chicago’s Rewind 100.3 radio show, home ownership and community are intertwined. “We have fantastic neighbors,” she says. “You get to know them and become real good friends.”  In fact, her neighbors’ recommendation on a sprinkler system saved her money and led her to support a local business.

Chicago Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd) underscored the need to keep incentives that encourage home ownership, such as the mortgage interest deduction, which helps the average home owner save thousands of dollars each year. These incentives help strengthen both our communities and nation as a whole, he said.

Where’s the Home Ownership Matters bus stopping next?

The bus will visit home and garden shows in Denver and Portland, Ore., this month. You’ll enjoy food and prizes, plus you’ll learn about the benefits of home ownership to you, your community, and the economy.

Whether or not you can stop by the Home Ownership Matters events, come back to this page for more information before, during, and after each bus stop.

Denver – Mar. 19, 2011; 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Home Show
National Western Complex
4655 Humbolt St.
Denver, Colo. 80216

Portland, Ore. – Mar. 26, 2011; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Home & Garden Show
Portland Expo Center
2060 North Marine Drive
Portland, Ore. 97217