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A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Can These Ideas Really Make Homeownership More Affordable?

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Can These Ideas Really Make Homeownership More Affordable?

by Phil Hall | Feb 18, 2026 | A Phil Hall Op-Ed, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: For too long, the question of increasing affordable homeownership opportunities has been ignored by government leaders. Lately, however, it seems that everyone has an idea on how this elusive goal can be obtained. But all the latest plans being...
NAMB Releases White Paper on Solving Affordable Homeownership Challenges

NAMB Releases White Paper on Solving Affordable Homeownership Challenges

by Phil Hall | Feb 13, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) has released “Addressing America’s Housing Affordability Crisis,” a white paper designed to offer solutions for expanding affordable homeownership opportunities. The report details how elevated home prices and...

Homeowner Affordability Improves Slightly in California

by Phil Hall | Feb 11, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

New data from the California Association of Realtors (CAR) has determined 18% of the state’s homebuyers could afford to purchase a median-priced, existing single-family home during fourth quarter of 2025, up from 17% in the third quarter and up from 16% in the...
Trump Sparks Backlash Over Affordable Homeownership Comments

Trump Sparks Backlash Over Affordable Homeownership Comments

by Phil Hall | Jan 30, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump generated a wave of mostly negative response from his comments during yesterday’s Cabinet meeting where he insisted on keeping home prices high and appeared to denigrate many first-time homebuyers as not being deserving of the American Dream. During...
Trump Rejects Idea of Using 401(k) Funds for Homebuying Down Payment

Trump Rejects Idea of Using 401(k) Funds for Homebuying Down Payment

by Phil Hall | Jan 23, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump is rejecting a proposal raised by his administration that would have enabled homebuyers to use money from their 401(k) accounts to finance down payments. The Hill reports National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett previewed the proposal last week...
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