New research from FHLBank San Francisco and the Urban Institute investigates ways to reduce mortgage default risk by utilizing mortgage reserve accounts that could help homeowners overcome temporary hardships, which would mainly benefit Black families, who are more than twice as likely as white families to lose their home to foreclosure.
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Housing Vouchers Could Be Key to Reducing Racial Homeownership Gaps
The Housing Choice Voucher homeownership program could help reduce the racial homeownership gap in the U.S., allowing households with a voucher to use it for mortgage payments rather than rent, advancing homeownership opportunities for Black non-Hispanic households.
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