On September 28, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and the Federal Home Loan Banks, reported its monthly index of house…
RR07-3: At a congressional hearing in 1948, representative A.S. Mike Monroney argued that the construction of new, subsidized rental housing improves the surrounding…
The homeownership rate – currently around 65 percent, a level first reached half a century ago – is broadly regarded by policymakers as a core measure of whether the US…
The homeownership rate is broadly regarded by policymakers as a core measure of how well the US socioeconomic system is delivering a good quality of life for the typical…
On March 15, Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) issued a press release titled “Toomey Outlines Housing Finance Reform Principles” with the subtitle “Signals willingness to work with…
Ingrid Gould Ellen, Scott Susin, Amy Ellen Schwartz, Michael Schill
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October 13, 2001
In this paper, we look at the impact of two New York City homeownership programs on surrounding property values. Both of these programs—the Nehemiah Plan and the New Homes…
We are in the midst of a war between the government, companies, and not-for-profit organizations against the sharp economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As a…
One of the justifications for federal involvement in the homeownership market is that it provides one of the few ways that low-income households can accumulate wealth. But…
The homeownership rate, among the thousands of statistics that the government produces to describe the country’s economic and social health, has an exalted place among…
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), are required by law to be residential mortgage monolines. However, after the 2008 Financial…
