Press
For journalists and editors
A short description, the key figures with their sources, and the mark. For anything else, write to the press address.
About the foundation
The American Dream Foundation is a charity that closes the monthly affordability gap for working first-time homebuyers, so they can buy in established communities and keep their homes. It leads with recoverable assistance that returns to the fund when a home is sold or refinanced, and publishes every dollar it raises and spends. Its first fund works on Chicago's North Shore, in Park Ridge and Hinsdale, and in the near-west suburbs.
Organisation voice only, please: the foundation does not name individual staff in coverage.
Key figures
| Figure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Payment on the same home as a share of median full-time pay, January 2020 to today (7% scenario) | 27.7% → 49.1% | What changed |
| Case-Shiller national home prices vs median weekly earnings, early 2020 to mid-2026 | +58.5% vs +30.7% | Sources and methods |
| Monthly gap on an illustrative $500,000 home at 7%, 20% down | $1,158 | Worked example |
| Principal reduction that closes that gap for 30 years | $174,052 | Worked example |
The mark
Use the mark on white, unaltered, with clear space at least its own width. Colors: red #a8322d, blue #22528f, ink #15181d.