How many of us have a mortgage payment, or have had one? And how many of us write off the interest on that mortgage every year at tax time?
If your hand is up, you've been receiving a government subsidy, one that has helped generations of us build equity and put down roots here. That same opportunity is quietly slipping away for entry-level buyers trying to do the same thing in Conway today.
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