Revisions to the GSE Treasury Support Agreement: Some Substance, Some Political Optics, and Treasury Gains Power Friday, January 22, 2021 Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae provide the financing for almost half of all the residential mortgages in America. When they came under severe distress in the financial crisis of 2008, they were placed by... By DON LAYTON
Aging The Geography of Livability: Insights from AARP’s Livability Index Tuesday, December 8, 2020 Last month, we released a co-authored report with the AARP Public Policy Institute examining the... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI, JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Aging Service Coordinators Helped Older Adults Who Live in Publicly Funded Housing Respond to COVID-19 Thursday, December 3, 2020 While the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially difficult for older adults, a new Center report... By SAMARA SCHECKLER
Affordability In Pursuit of New Approaches to Solve the Rental Affordability Crisis in US Cities Tuesday, December 1, 2020 Could fresh, “outside-of-the-box” thinking help address the seemingly intractable problem of rental... By CHRIS HERBERT, JAMES STOCKARD, BEN HECHT
Homeownership Affordability Challenges for Low-Income Homeowners Have Intensified During the Pandemic Tuesday, November 24, 2020 The newly released American Community Survey (ACS) shows a continued decrease in cost burdens in... By RAHEEM HANIFA
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
Aging New Report Finds Most Older Adults Do Not Reside in Livable Communities Friday, October 30, 2020 A rapidly aging population has helped spur recognition of the importance of creating livable and age... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY
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
