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Would 50-year mortgages make it easier to buy a home?

Would 50-year mortgages make it easier to buy a home?

Update: 2025-11-12
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President Donald Trump and Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte have floated the idea of a 50-year mortgage as a potential way to make homebuying more affordable. The president has said that longer mortgages would lower borrowers’ monthly payments, which is true — but at what cost? And later, 47 economists filed an amicus brief in Trump's tariffs case before the Supreme Court. We'll unpack what they said.

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Would 50-year mortgages make it easier to buy a home?

Would 50-year mortgages make it easier to buy a home?

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