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Chloe Berger

Why buying a home feels harder for women—Fannie Mae’s CEO explains the confidence gap

(Credit: Kristy Walker/Fortune)

A woman’s dream of buying a home isn’t just about having a lime-green kitchen like Dakota Johnson or an exact replica of David Harbor’s NYC loft. Rather, homeownership is all “about agency,” in the words of Fannie Mae CEO and president Priscilla Almodovar.

At Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit on Tuesday, Almodovar unpacked the high-stakes legacy of wealth building known as real estate. Joining her at a panel entitled “Closing the Wealth Gap” was Sallie Krawcheck, cofounder and CEO of Ellevest.

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