Mortgage Matters: Promoting Homeownership Access and Advocating for Consumer Protections in Housing Policy

Roland and Heidi discussed the upcoming Path to Homeownership workshop on July 12, which offers a HUD home buyer education certificate. They shared Joss's journey to homeownership, highlighting the importance of down payment assistance programs. They also addressed the issue of trigger leads, which flood consumers with unsolicited calls from lenders, and the Home Buyers Privacy Protection Act, which aims to ban such practices. Additionally, they discussed the Nevada Housing Act, which allocated $133 million for attainable housing, and the vetoed rent cap pilot bill. Finally, they mentioned a proposal to sell federal land for housing, which was removed due to budget rule violations.