The volatility of the business cycle and an extreme shortage of housing were the twin problems of American economic life in the years following the First World War. Under the…
W13-8: The recent housing bust precipitated a wave of mortgage defaults, with over seven percent of the owner-occupied housing stock experiencing a foreclosure.…
MF10-5: The U.S. mortgage finance system has gone from the envy of the world to a case study of failure in 2 short years. As recently as the 2003-2005 period the system…