Can New Suburban Housing Make Urban Areas More Affordable? Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Over the past thirty years, real home prices and rents in dense urban centers in the US grew more rapidly than housing costs in suburban metropolitan neighborhoods. At the same time, the vast majority... By VALENTINE GILBERT
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
Housing Markets & Conditions Demystifying GSE Credit Risk Transfer: Special Interests and Politicization Monday, July 6, 2020 My third, and final, paper demystifying the single-family mortgage credit risk transfer (CRT)... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions The Causes and Implications of Credit Tightening Tuesday, June 16, 2020 As the economic impact of the pandemic continues, one of the biggest issues to emerge in housing... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Reaffirming Our Commitment to Promoting Racial Justice in Housing Wednesday, June 10, 2020 The murder of George Floyd has precipitated an outpouring of public protest across the country at a... By CHRIS HERBERT
Housing Markets & Conditions Housing Could Help Lead the Post-COVID Economic Recovery Thursday, May 28, 2020 The US is clearly entering a recession and the only question is how bad it will be. US gross... By DANIEL MCCUE
Housing Markets & Conditions The New Proposed Capital Rule for Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae: Ten Quick Reactions Friday, May 22, 2020 On Wednesday, May 20 the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator of Freddie Mac and... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions COVID-19 Will Delay Housing Construction, but for How Long? Thursday, May 7, 2020 COVID-19 will have many effects on housing markets in the coming weeks and years. One of the near... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI