'Back at square one again': A Black homebuyer's struggle to buy a piece of the American Dream

<p>With Black homeownership rates dipping, USA Today’s James Brown discusses the state of the housing market with Housing and Economy reporter Swapna Venugopal and what it’s like to try to purchase your first home in your 60's with a first hand account from an African American woman named Sonia McGhee.&nbsp;</p><p>For more stories from James Brown, click <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/staff/9225973002/james-brown/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>For more on Swapna's story, click <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/real-estate/2022/02/16/black-home-ownership-gap-growing-forecast/6724155001/ " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>To follow James Brown or Swapna Venugopal on Twitter, click <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesbrowntv " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/SwapnaVenugopal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p>To become a subscriber to USA TODAY content, click <a href="https://cm.usatoday.com/offers-h-fod?gps-source=SEMUSATEVGR&amp;utm_source=cpc&amp;utm_medium=google&amp;utm_campaign=EVERGREEN&amp;utm_content=USATEVGR&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAmeKQBhDvARIsAHJ7mF53LgD8KenR2H0ltrOG2rfcEAH14_Usa08cCQhs23XCUbqXm66V5yEaAsqQEALw_wcB " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/11/01/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-begins-mcrib-back-5-things-podcast/6230747001/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a></p><p>Also available at <a href="https://art19.com/shows/5-things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">art19.com/shows/5-Things</a></p><p><br></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>