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When Lauren Miller and her husband sold their first home in 2023, they had what many Americans are chasing today: home equity.
After six years of ownership in the Greater Boston area, the couple walked away from the sale of their condo with about $150,000 in proceeds. For a brief stretch, that money did exactly what homeownership is supposed to do—it gave them breathing room.