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Homeownership harder to attain, retain in Levittown

John Reid can do tricks with doves, rabbits and playing cards. He can transform balloons into a princess with a quick turn of his hands.

But, it seems, he cannot do any magic to save his home.

The 31-year-old self-employed magician lives in Levittown with two turtles and six doves, in an original Levitt house that still has cabinetry from the 1950s and an unfinished second floor. The...

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