@visiblink EXACTLY!!! what are these politicians thinking??!! There are other alternatives than buying a house. Buying a house is not a solution to housing problem. The banks, real estate cos, creditors, the brokers, the homesellers/flippers/investors are the only ones benefitting from this BS.. meanwhile ppl drown deeper and deeper in debt. Wannabe-homeowners must stop this nonsense immediately... stop enabling this greedy hawks!!