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The American Dream or Just an Illusion? Understanding Land Contract Trends in the Midwest Pre- and Post-Crisis
August 2019
This paper examines contract for deed activity across six Midwestern...
California Passes Rent-Control Law in Bid to Address Housing Problems
The Wall Street Journal
California will cap rent increases under a new law at...
The Future of Modular Housing
October 2019
FullStack Modular is a “fully integrated modular solution for design,...
California Passes Rent-Control Law in Bid to Address Housing Problems
The Wall Street Journal
California will cap rent increases under a new law at...
As Development Booms, It's 'A Race Against Time' For Advocates Securing Affordable Housing In Worcester
WGBH
A national trend of people moving back to cities and...
Apartment Demand From High-Income Renters Surging, Creating An Amenities Arms Race
Forbes
One factor that will tend to keep occupancy rates high...
The Future of Modular Housing
October 2019
FullStack Modular is a “fully integrated modular solution for design,...
Co-Living in the Sharing Economy
October 2019
Within the context of the sharing economy, populations of today...
The Local Impacts of Global Outsourcing: Business Process Outsourcing, Urban Restructuring, and the Scrambling of Time in the Philippines
November 2019
Today, cities are no longer constrained by local time zones....
The American Dream or Just an Illusion? Understanding Land Contract Trends in the Midwest Pre- and Post-Crisis
August 2019
This paper examines contract for deed activity across six Midwestern...
The Shifting Profile of First-Time Homebuyers: 1997-2017
August 2019
Who are recent first-time homebuyers? What kinds of homes do...
Eliminating Exclusionary Land Use Regulations Should Be the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
August 2019
Evidence is accumulating that the multiple layers of exclusionary zoning...
Research and Tools
Tenure and Location Choice among Hispanic Households
October 10, 2019
Persistently large gaps in homeownership between whites and Hispanics are a major contributor to wealth inequality. This article considers whether Hispanics and whites are becoming homeowners in different types of neighborhoods, introducing an understudied potential driver of homeownership and wealth inequality. ...
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A Missing Piece of the Administrative Reform Puzzle: How the GSEs Generate Cross-Subsidies
October 09, 2019
With the passing of the eleventh anniversary of GSE conservatorship and the release of the administration’s long-awaited housing finance reform plans, longstanding disagreements over the appropriate affordable housing obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac show no sign of abatement. Given that prospects for legislative reform are bleak, stakeholders have turned their collective attention to administrative reform, wondering what action Mark Calabria, the director of the FHFA, will take....
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Four Big Things the FHFA Needs to Get Right in Its GSE Capital Rule
October 07, 2019
This article is about the four big issues that the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the regulator of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, will need to address to finalize its proposed minimum required capital rule for the two giant companies....
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Publications Coordinator
Revitalization or Replacement? Two Cases of Redevelopment in Boston: Columbia Point and Commonwealth
Friday, October 11, 2019
The housing projects Columbia Point and Commonwealth illustrate two different strategies the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) used to cope with...
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PhD Candidate in City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley
Homeownership Without the White Picket Fence? Hispanic Homeownership in the US
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Hispanics are much less likely to be homeowners than non-Hispanic whites, and in a new working paper (presented earlier this...
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Senior Research Fellow
How Lopping off the Wrong Loan Products to Trim the GSEs’ Market Reach Could Undermine Affordable Lending
Wednesday, October 09, 2019
Over the years, with the approval of their regulator/conservator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
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Senior Industry Fellow
What the FHFA Needs to Get Right in Its GSE Capital Rule
Monday, October 07, 2019
In July 2018, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), regulator of the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Freddie Mac and Fannie...
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Throughout the year, the Joint Center for Housing Studies reaches beyond the university to promote national discussion of important housing policy issues. In addition to on-campus seminars, lectures, and webcasts, we convene major conferences and symposia on topics of national importance in the housing field, bringing together housing practitioners, researchers, and policymakers from organizations and communities around the country. Fall 2019 events will be added to the calendar this summer.
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