The most broken things in America:
1. The national debt.
2. The healthcare system.
3. The tax code.
4. K-12 education.
5. Obesity rates.
What am i missing?
The million-dollar question:
If a 50-year term was the ONLY way you could afford a home in today's market, would you sign the papers? ๐กโ๐พ
Drop a YES or NO below and tell me why! ๐๐พ
#RealEstate#HousingMarket
Imagine signing a mortgage today and making your final payment in... 2075. ๐คฏ
President Trump recently proposed 50-year mortgages to combat the affordability crisis.
Is this the lifeline first-time buyers need, or just a generational debt trap?
Let's break it down. ๐งต๐๐พ
โ๏ธ The 50-Year Trade-Off:
โ PRO: Affordability NOW. Stretching the term lowers monthly payments significantly, opening doors for priced-out buyers.
โ CON: The "Forever" Loan. You build equity painfully slowly and pay MASSIVE total interest. It's basically renting from the bank.
๐จ๐ก Big update in mortgage land: The Fannie Mae โ620 creditโscore ruleโ just changed as of mid-November 2025 โ if youโve been held back by a sub-620 score, this could matter.
This isnโt โno credit needed.โ It just means a score under 620 is no longer an instant DU denial. Strong income, solid payment history, and good overall finances can now keep your loan moving forward.
Itโs a lifetime of debt for the average home owner with no chance of ever owning free and clear. There are better solutions to fixing the housing crisis.
People are losing their minds over this 50 year mortgage (which you can choose NOT to use...) so let's do some math.
Home price: $400K
Down payment: 20%
Interest: 7%
Annual home appreciation: 4%
30 year mortgage:
Total interest: $446K
End home value: ~$1.3M
Net (less purchase price + total interest): $450K
50 year mortgage:
Total interest: $835K
End home value: ~$2.8M
Net (less purchase price + total interest): $1.61M
This program is wonderful. While it doesn't solve the affordability issue as a whole, it lowers the barrier to entry and gives homeowners options.
I literally pay a full time VA in the Philippines just to lowball MLS listings ..
and make the agent prove they presented it to the seller ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Marjorie Taylor Greene has said: We need to completely abolish property taxes. It forces us to pay โrentโ to the government on property that we own, but if we donโt pay property taxes, the property that we own gets taken away from us.