Futuro

Futur investigates.

Futuro Investiga.

Investiga. housing as a standalone issue is now one of the top five concerns for Latino voters.

And that's the first time this has happened in an election cycle.

But as housing costs and mortgage rates in the country

continue to increase, the dream of owning and affording a home is becoming more

and more elusive. I already been preparing for this moment. I brought all the paperwork, my

credit score, my list of liabilities, my employment history, the information regarding

my business.

That's Jusline Daniel.

She's Argentinian and Haitian.

And like many immigrants, she's many things.

She's a licensed clinical social worker.

She founded her own psychotherapy practice,

and she's also an artist, which influences everything she does.

Juslene, who's based in New Jersey,

said she spent years saving money and building her credit

and making sure all of her paperwork was in order before even applying for a mortgage.

But for Juslene and her family the dream of buying a home almost slipped by them entirely.

When we went to the mortgage officer, this was the first question that he asked,

was your zip code?

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