Home shopping.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Tilting at Windmills

My wife and I have lived in the same house for 42 years. When my mother died a few years ago, she had lived in hers for 55. But the average American homeowner buys a new house every six years, according to a recent article by Motoko Rich in The New York Times. Less than 10 percent have lived in the same house for more than 30 years. Indeed, a stunning 20 percent report having just...