{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 402: Home Ownership and the History of Mortgages","description":"In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss Americans\u2019 attachment to the thirty-year mortgage.  Support Past Present on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week\u2019s show:   \u00b7      A thirty-year mortgage is an enticement to home ownership \u2013 if you can lock one in at a low interest rate. Niki cited this Washington Post article about the unfavorable market for millennial homebuyers, and Natalia referenced this New Yorker piece about the pitfalls of mortgages. We all drew on this Atlantic article about the resilience of the \u201cownership society\u201d ideal. Natalia referred to this New York Times article about a landlord harassed by her tenant.   In our regular closing feature, What\u2019s Making History: \u00b7      Natalia shared about the paperback release of Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past and a 60% holiday discount on the audiobook of Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America\u2019s Exercise Obsession. \u00b7      Neil recommended visiting the Museum of Neon Art in Glendale, California. \u00b7      Niki discussed the latest episode of the What Next podcast, \u201cMoms for Liberty Tanked at the Polls. This Guy Called It.\u201d ","author_name":"Past Present","author_url":"http:\/\/pastpresentpodcast.com","html":"