Linkage: Zuckerberg Helping Teachers Buy Homes

Today’s first 5 links kick off with trends on and help for less experienced home buyers, then we dive into some broader trends.

To set the stage on these first 5 links, Landed is the name of the firm that Zuck just backed to help teachers. It’s not so much the donation from Zuck’s foundation as the mission of Landed. Super important, especially when you consider national trends of home buying tipping toward more expensive homes (link 3).

Also here are the results of a Fannie Mae survey (link 5) showing just how little consumers know about basic mortgage qualifications.