Continued Gains Projected for Remodeling Amid Economic Uncertainty Thursday, April 17, 2025 Annual expenditures for improvements and maintenance to owner-occupied homes are expected to grow modestly through 2026, according to our latest Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) . The... By CARLOS MARTÍN
Housing Markets & Conditions Pandemic, Racial Injustice, and Climate Change Exacerbate America's Housing Problems Thursday, November 19, 2020 For most of 2020, the US has been beset by the COVID-19 pandemic, social unrest sparked by racial... By CHRIS HERBERT
Housing Markets & Conditions Common-Sense GSE Reform Recommendations for the Biden Administration Thursday, November 12, 2020 What should we do with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises? The GSE... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Will the GSEs Be Attractive Enough to Equity Investors for a Successful Recapitalization? Wednesday, October 28, 2020 The two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have just entered into... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Homebuying Innovations Have Enabled the Strong Rebound in Home Sales Monday, October 19, 2020 Innovations in the ways people search for, purchase, and finance homes have helped fuel a dramatic... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Housing Markets & Conditions GSE Reform: Elections Increase the Uncertainty Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Today, more than twelve years into conservatorship, the path forward for the reform of Freddie Mac... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions The FSOC Secondary Mortgage Market Review: A Grade of “F” Wednesday, September 30, 2020 The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), a committee of federal financial regulators... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Can America Finally Have a Stable Housing Finance System? Wednesday, September 16, 2020 The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), a committee of federal financial regulators... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions How Cognitive Skills Influence Inequality in Contemporary Housing Markets Thursday, July 30, 2020 Which families gain access to neighborhood and school contexts most conducive to their children’s... By JARED SCHACHNER
Housing Markets & Conditions Beautiful Politics but Ugly Policy: The Role of the Implied Guarantee Subsidy in FHLB Membership Monday, July 27, 2020 In February of this year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), regulator of Freddie Mac... By DON LAYTON
