In This Housing Boom, Mortgages Are For Losers

By Conor Sen | Bloomberg, Washington Post: Business
Mon, 08/23/2021 - 11:05pm

To boost entry-level homeownership for lower-income buyers, the government needs to make the market less appealing to the cash-rich Wall Street investors who have taken over.

Topics: wall street

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