Advanced Age Can Increase Risk of Housing Insecurity and Homelessness Monday, May 6, 2024 With a growing number of older adults experiencing homelessness across the US, we interviewed housing, aging, and homelessness service providers in Boston to examine factors unique to older adults. In... By SAMARA SCHECKLER
Housing Markets & Conditions FHFA’s Proposed Living Will Rule: Flawed, Vague, and in Need of Major Revision Thursday, February 4, 2021 The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently announced and sought public comment on a proposed... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions 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... By DON LAYTON
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