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• LGBT Homeownership: Affordability and Fear of Discrimination Dominant Deterrents

  07-10-2018 19:03
  The LGBT community is largely holding back from homeownership, according to a recent survey conducted by Freddie Mac in collaboration with Community Marketing and Insights, which polled 2,313 LGBT community members in the U.S. aged 22-72. In fact, compared to the national average of 64.3 percent, only 40 percent of LGBT households are likely to own a home. Within the LGBT community, gay men and lesbians are the most likely to own (52 percent), while LGBT African Americans and millennials are the
  
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• Policy Matters: FHFA Ends Single-Family Rental Pilot Program

  07-10-2018 19:02
  In a win for prospective homebuyers across the country, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on Aug. 21, 2018 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will end their single-family rental pilot programs. The FHFA found that the institutional, single-family rental investor market is performing well without the liquidity provided by the Enterprises. Moreover, the Enterprises will limit their participation in the single-family rental market to their prior investments over the
  
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