Seniors increasingly choosing to age in place are creating a barrier to young adults buying their first homes, a new report suggests.

“With homeowners staying put longer, homeownership equity will most likely continue to strengthen,” says a spokesman for ATTOM Data Solutions.

An explicit federal guarantee of financing for 30-year fixed-rate conventional mortgages must be part of reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, experts say at an NAR forum.

Even in female-dominated industries, like real estate, women say they feel limited in entering higher levels of the career.

Homeowners can become “noseblind” to their home’s own smell, and that could be problematic when putting the home up for sale.

If it looks like a jointly held mortgage will be the answer to getting the transaction done, don’t sugarcoat the facts.

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