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 The New Government Mortgage Lending Limit Approaches $1 Million: Does This Call for Reassessment and Revision? Monday, January 10, 2022 On November 30, 2021, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator and conservator of... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions What Do Runaway Home Prices Mean for the US? Wednesday, October 6, 2021 On September 28, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Newly-Proposed Changes to the GSE Capital Rule Will Eliminate Harmful Distortions Tuesday, September 21, 2021 On September 15, the FHFA issued a formal proposal to amend the regulatory minimum capital... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions The GSE Stress Test Results: Good News but Troubling Decisions Tuesday, August 31, 2021 On August 13 th the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator of the two government... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Five Major Findings in the 2021 State of the Nation’s Housing Report Thursday, July 22, 2021 Our annual State of the Nation’s Housing report aims to encapsulate a year’s worth of trends and... By DANIEL MCCUE
Housing Markets & Conditions Interactive Chart Shows the Widespread Rise in Home Prices Since the Start of the Pandemic Thursday, July 8, 2021 Home prices have soared since the start of the pandemic, as documented in our new State of the... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Housing Markets & Conditions Panelists Discuss The State of the Nation's Housing in Livestreamed Event Thursday, June 17, 2021 As the US economy continues to recover from the effects of the pandemic, households that weathered... By DANIEL MCCUE, ALEXANDER HERMANN
Housing Markets & Conditions The FHFA Report on Credit Risk Transfer: Another Controversial Document from the Agency Friday, May 28, 2021 The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator and conservator of the two government... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Home Prices Rose Fastest in Communities of Color During the Pandemic Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Home prices across the US rose significantly during the pandemic, bolstered by historically low... By ALEXANDER HERMANN, THOMAS SHAY HILL
