25 Homeownership for many has been a way to turn a regular expense into an assetbuilding investment in the future, which is especially important given the wide and persistent disparities in wealth by race and ethnicity. But the experience of the past decade suggests that owning a home can, in some circumstances, exacerbate financial difficulties for vulnerable families in a downturn.
Barry Whiteside: Commemorative coin for Fiji’s Iliesa Delana Welcome address by Mr Barry Whiteside, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, at the unveiling of the Iliesa Delana commemorative 50 cent circulation coin at the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Suva, 18 September 2013.