Voters Place High Value on Homeownership, Oppose Policies That Make It More Difficult to Own a Home

WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 11, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — By an overwhelming margin, American voters strongly value homeownership and would oppose efforts to weaken or eliminate the mortgage interest deduction or diminish a federal role to help qualified home buyers obtain affordable 30-year mortgages, according to a new nationwide survey gauging likely voters’ attitudes towards homeownership and housing policy issues.