Summary of the HUD Research Series Examining Barriers to Hispanic Homeownership and Efforts to Address

Summary of the HUD Research Series Examining Barriers to Hispanic Homeownership and Efforts to Address These Barriers U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research Summary of HUD Research Series Examining Barriers to Hispanic Homeownership and Efforts to Address These Barriers Prepared for William J. Reeder U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentOffice of Policy Development and Research Prepared by Abt Associates Inc.Cambridge, MA March 2006 Table of Contents  Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................1 Improving Homeownership Opportunities for Hispanic Families: A Review of the Literature .7 Efforts to Improve Homeownership Opportunities for Hispanics: Case Studies of Three Market  Areas ..........................................................................................................................................10 Review of Selected Underwriting Guidelines to Identify Potential Barriers to Hispanic  Homeownership ........................................................................................................................15 Housing Tenure, Expenditure, and Satisfaction across Hispanic, African-American, and White  Households: Evidence from the American Housing Survey.................................................18 Mortgage Pricing ...