But on the other, you suggest ending mortgage-interest tax deductions, doing away with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac without replacing them with support for long-term, low-interest mortgages, ending exemptions on capital-gains taxes, and requiring up to 15% down payments on homes from first-time buyers.

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High capital gains and low inheritance taxes mean families hold on to homes for generations and the secondary market is small.

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