With interest rates ticking upward in 2018 and the prospect of further rate increases to come, the era of historically-low mortgage rates may be ending. While many homeowners…
Jonathan Spader, Shannon Rieger, Jennifer Molinsky
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November 16, 2017
This framing paper was originally presented at A Shared Future: Fostering Communities of Inclusion in an Era of Inequality, a national symposium hosted by the Harvard…
Jonathan Spader, Shannon Rieger
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September 19, 2017
Residential segregation by race and ethnicity is a longstanding challenge in the United States, with the racial and economic geography of communities throughout the nation…
Jonathan Spader, Daniel McCue, Chris Herbert
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December 12, 2016
Following the rise and fall in the homeownership rate over the past two decades, considerable uncertainty exists about the future trajectory of the homeownership rate. This…
Kristin Perkins, Michael Lear, Elyzabeth Gaumer
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May 27, 2016
Recent research suggests that foreclosures have negative effects on homeowners and neighborhoods. We examine the association between concentrated foreclosure activity and the…
John Campbell, Howell Jackson, Brigitte Madrian, Peter Tufano
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August 31, 2010
MF10-12: The recent financial crisis has led many to question how well businesses deliver consumer financial services and how well regulatory institutions address…
UCC08-13: In this paper, we review a wide variety of programs that are used to support savings by families, in particular by low- and moderate-income families. These…
Shawn Cole, John Thompson, Peter Tufano
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February 1, 2008
UCC08-3: In this paper, we analyze the spending decisions of over 1.5 million Americans who vary in their degree of revealed credit constraints. Specifically, we analyze…