Broaden Home Ownership

HOUSING

Champion the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program to increase incomes and reduce dependency on gov't assistance & rental subsidies.

Encourage and support programs like the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) initiative.

Create a refundable housing credit that would allow more taxpayers to enjoy the housing benefits of the tax code.

Create a matched-savings program for down-payments.

Reinstate the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit and make it permanent.

Encourage the Senate to pass the Housing Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act.

Overhaul the Opportunity Zone program. Add public reporting, terminate high-income zones, & prohibit casinos, stadiums and luxury apartments.

Fully and wholeheartedly support Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).

Encourage more banks to conduct Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) lending.

Encourage Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to partner with banks that conduct Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) lending.

Incentivize cities & states to ease up on land use restrictions and other undue regulations, which is decimating housing affordability.

Incentivize cities & states to provide a broader and more affordable range of housing options to alleviate tight housing market conditions.

Incentivize cities & states to modernize zoning laws and code requirements & to streamline permitting processes.