Jesus Varela couldn’t be prouder of the red brick house he’s buying in the Jubilee Park neighborhood southeast of downtown Dallas.
“I’m real happy,” said Varela, whose family moved into the four-bedroom home in April. “I have a real, real nice house. I like the neighborhood because everybody is real nice.”
For many like Varela, owning a home remains a lifelong goal — although it’s less attainable than it was for previous generations. For a growing number of Americans and North…