The Evolving Landscape of Social Housing in New England: What We Learned Wednesday, June 4, 2025 In mid-April, the Joint Center for Housing Studies brought together affordable housing developers, advocates, and policymakers for an event to reflect on the evolving landscape of social housing in... By CHRIS HERBERT, SUSANNE SCHINDLER
Housing Markets & Conditions How Deep Is the GSE ‘Economic Moat’? Wednesday, September 18, 2019 When policymakers focus on legislative reform of the GSEs, a core principle widely espoused is to... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions First Reactions: The Treasury Plan for GSE Reform by Administrative Means Monday, September 9, 2019 The US Treasury’s much-awaited Housing Reform Plan, identifying recommended legislative and... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions The 2018 GSE Stress Test Results: A Major Policy Success and Its Implications for the Proposed Capital Rule Wednesday, September 4, 2019 New stress test results for the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Freddie Mac and Fannie... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Headlines from the 2019 State of the Nation’s Housing Report Wednesday, August 7, 2019 In the course of preparing our annual State of the Nation’s Housing report, we identify several... By DANIEL MCCUE
Housing Markets & Conditions GSE Reform: None or Mostly Done? Monday, August 5, 2019 Ever since the dust settled from the 2008 financial crisis, there has been focus in Washington on... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Why Is the Administration Not Talking About Utility-Style Regulation of G-Fees? Tuesday, July 16, 2019 The latest administration pronouncements about the reform of the two giant government-sponsored... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Meeting America’s Affordable Housing Needs Requires GSE Reform, and More Monday, July 8, 2019 Much of the writing that I will undertake in my fellowship year at the Joint Center for Housing... By MICHAEL STEGMAN
Housing Markets & Conditions The US Housing Finance System: A Flawed Giant Tuesday, July 2, 2019 It is well understood that housing, broadly defined, generates a tremendous share of US GDP –... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions New Fellows Don Layton and Michael Stegman to Focus on Housing Finance Reform Monday, July 1, 2019 Each year the Joint Center for Housing Studies appoints a number of senior fellows who have made... By CHRIS HERBERT
