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Does Homeownership Affect Racial Wealth Disparities?

Home ownership is the gold standard when it comes to safe investments, and for low-income residents it can be a reliable vehicle to build generational wealth.  But in terms of wealth inequality, how far does homeownership go toward closing the ...

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A Modest Suggestion for a New Era

Americans have a lot invested in residential real estate, about $12 Trillion by way of traditional first mortgages on single-family homes. While that number may be shocking, 70% of that debt has been financed by four government agencies Freddie Mac ...

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Home Construction Still Affected by Supply Chain Issues

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have released their new residential construction statistics for February 2022, which found that privately‐owned housing starts in February hit 1,769,000, 6.8% above the revised January estimate of 1,657,000. ...

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