The issue for first time buyers is affordable mortgages.

I sought a reformer who would act aggressively to help Americans obtain affordable mortgages .

MHA offers refinance programs to help families get into more affordable and more stable fixed-rate mortgages.

Declining long-term interest rates, driven by expectations that the threat of higher inflation has disappeared, have made mortgages more affordable, giving a boost to the housing industry.

The critics acknowledge that the board has done good things, like setting up a program to help new immigrants and working with banks to provide affordable mortgages to members.

Nearly everybody had a job, and an affordable mortgage, and a couple of cars.

Homeowners trying to sell their houses are knocking more than £1,000 off the asking price as a lack of affordable mortgages plagues the market.

Furthermore, we help people apply for affordable mortgages at numerous banks, without charging points or broker's fees.

It raises fresh concerns that the fragile signs of a potential recovery in the housing market could be squashed if more affordable mortgages do not become available.

The recurring themes would be familiar to any suburban house-hunter: affordable mortgages, extra bedrooms for growing families and an easy commute.