Are First‑Time Home Buyers Facing Desperate Times?

Donghoon Lee and Joseph Tracy

No 20250203, Liberty Street Economics from Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Abstract: Based on recent proposals and policy dialogue, it would appear that first-time home buyers (FTB) are indeed facing desperate times. For example, in a recent Urban Institute study, Michael Stegman, Ted Tozer, and Richard Green advocate for a zero-downpayment Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage. They argue that this would be a more efficient way to deliver much needed support to help households transition to homeownership given the challenges of high house prices and mortgage rates.

Keywords: first-time home buyers; homeownership (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G5 R3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-02-03
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