Harnessing the Potential of Manufactured Housing to Expand Entry-Level Homeownership Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Last year, James Shen, Chris Herbert and I co-authored a paper that showed that manufactured housing offers significantly reduced construction costs compared to conventional site-built homes. As home... By CHADWICK REED
Housing Markets & Conditions The Extraordinary and Unexpected Pandemic Increase in House Prices: Causes and Implications Thursday, January 7, 2021 This past December 23rd, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that, despite the... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions FHFA’s Final GSE Capital Rule: Little Credibility and a Short Shelf Life Friday, November 20, 2020 The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) received overwhelmingly negative feedback when its GSE... By DON LAYTON
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