Housing Discrimination | Alternate Title: Housing for non traditional marriages

[Vic Vega]

For many people home ownership is just out of reach, especially single people with average to below average incomes. A married couple can pool incomes to make up for this but think how many more people could afford homes if the following were legal:

1.) Same sex marriage

2.) Polygamy

So a man and two women, or three women, or a woman and two men, or whatever combination you can think of would be able to pool incomes and take legal advantages married people get. Certainly more people would be able to afford a home if these things were universal.

 

[chucky2]

They can already do this now though without being married or in a civil union.

 

[Vic Vega]

They can already do this now though without being married or in a civil union.

I think there are advantages offered to married people unmarried people do not have access to?

 

[nehalem256]

They can already do this now though without being married or in a civil union.

^This

 

[chucky2]

I think there are advantages offered to married people unmarried people do not have access to?

Not sure. You talking like Freddy or Fannie?

 

[Vic Vega]

Not sure. You talking like Freddy or Fannie?

I'm asking.

 

[Texashiker]

So a man and two women, or three women, or a woman and two men, or whatever combination you can think of would be able to pool incomes and take legal advantages married people get. Certainly more people would be able to afford a home if these things were universal.

There is nothing stopping those people from saving their money and paying cash for a home.

Last time I heard, there was no requirement that a buyer "had" to finance the home.

 

[Fern]

I think there are advantages offered to married people unmarried people do not have access to?

I don't think so. At least I've never heard of any, and I've seen plenty of unmarried people go in together and purchase a home. I don't see why a bank would even care if you're married or unmarried.

I think the real hurdle to home purchases now are tougher lending standards, higher down payment etc.

Fern