Housing: Make Homeownership Possible Again

Walter Kirkland is a fighter who wants to make housing costs more affordable so Maryland families can build a future in their communities, not just rent a house in them.

Today, it’s rigged against them. Rents are rising faster than family incomes. Starter homes are vanishing. And Wall Street is snapping up neighborhoods, making them into money-making machines.

So Walter has a simple solution: put families first, make housing attainable again.

Stop Wall Street From Buying Our Neighborhoods
Walter will take on hedge funds and Wall Street investors who are making it difficult for families to afford homes. A house should belong to a family, not a portfolio.

Build More Housing—Faster and Smarter
You can’t solve a shortage without building more homes. Walter will strengthen and modernize the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program and cut federal red tape to speed up construction of mixed-income, workforce, and ‘missing middle’ housing.

Protect and Preserve What We Have
Walter will invest in revitalizing existing housing stock to maintain their affordability, so families aren’t displaced as property values rise.

Create Real Pathways to Homeownership
Homeownership is out of reach for too many families. Walter will expand down payment assistance, enforce fair lending laws, and increase access to credit so first-time buyers can compete—and win.

This is more than just a housing issue; it’s an issue of stability, building family wealth, and whether our kids can afford to stay in Maryland.

Walter Kirkland’s goal is to stop the squeeze, build more homes, and make homeownership a reality again—for everyone.