Share of empty homes hits all-time high

The national homeowner vacancy rate reached 2.8 percent in the first quarter -- the highest level on record, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today, while the home-ownership rate dipped slightly to 68.4 percent.

The homeowner vacancy rate, a gauge of the number of unoccupied units for sale vs.

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