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Feds' Action to Boost Home Ownership May Fizzle in California

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Before the housing bubble, half the homes sold in California went to first-time homebuyers. Today, it's less than one-third. The Obama administration is changing the rules to boost those numbers -- but the changes may not do much to boost home ownership in California.

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