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Uncertainty. >> what about home ownership? it is continuing the downward spiral, as well with a percentage of homeowners, actually dropping to 66.4%, i believe, from a high of 69.2 in 2004. what is the answer to getting those numbers back on track? is that significant? >> well, it is significant. the government artificially stimulated the housing market, with disastrous results, fannie mae and freddie mac and the federal reserve printing too much money and we know what happened on wall street and the key thing is for the government to pull back and let the market clear, a lot of people should ...

Number of people. carter is here with details of a report showing fewer people owning their home now. what are the findings of the study? >> here tr the numbers. let me break it down. 66.9% of americans own their home. that's the lowest number since 1999. in the thick of the housing boom. the peak was 69.2%. it doesn't sound like much of a difference, but we're talking millions of people. that peak was in 2004. right at the height of the housing boom. money was cheap. it was easy to get. and a lot of people at that time. i remember, i bought a condo in 2005. i thought of it as an investment. n...

This point. >> all right. if you are looking to buy a home or sell your house, you know the painful truth that's no longer the safe investment to get used to. and that leaves us with this morning's headlines. ownership rates plunged the lowest level in more than a decade. cnn's carter evans live in new york to break down the numbers from the u.s. census bureau. carter? >> reporter: so get this. here is the number of americans who own their homes. it is 66.9% right now. that is the lowest number since 1999. the paeg was 69.2% in 2004. doesn't sound like a big difference percentagewise but tha...

Announced that critical staff and services are to be exempt from self—isolation rules. the scheme will apply to a range of sectors, including health and social care, with exemptions allowed when certain criteria are met. the latest government figures show 39,906 new infections in the latest 24—hour period, which means an average of 46,460 new cases per day in the last week. there are 4,861 people in hospital with coronavirus, and 84 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. nearly 46.5 million people have now had theirfirstjab — that's 87.8% of the adult population. and more than 36.5 m...