Julián Castro: Obama’s housing chief wants to talk about the middle class, not politics

But Castro said he is confident that 2015 can be “a year of housing opportunity.”

Falling gas prices, easing home prices and low interest rates mean “more folks will have some money in their pocket to save up for that down payment,” Castro said.

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