For half a decade, Gwendolyn Halford, a 48-year-old librarian for a federal agency, has searched several Washington suburbs for a home to buy. With an annual salary of about $60,000, she is too well-off to qualify for most affordable housing programs, but she lacks the means to purchase... In... -
Too Poor for Hot Housing Market, Too Affluent for Buyer Assistance
For half a decade, Gwendolyn Halford, a 48-year-old librarian for a federal agency, has searched several Washington suburbs for a home to buy. With an annual salary of about $60,000, she is too well-off to qualify for most affordable housing programs, but she lacks the means to purchase... In...-
By Cameron W. Barr and Annie Gowen