Housing Costs Strain Owners and Renters Alike; Millions Priced Out of Homeownership Thursday, June 20, 2024 Homeowners and renters across the US are struggling with high housing costs, according to our new State of the Nation’s Housing 2024 report being released in a livestream today at Noon ET. Millions of... By CHRIS HERBERT
Housing Markets & Conditions Do Workers Fleeing House Price Growth Take the Boom with Them as They Go? Thursday, March 4, 2021 House price growth during national boom and bust cycles varies greatly across different urban areas... By GREGOR SCHUBERT
Housing Markets & Conditions The Pandemic Reveals the Need for Space, But Building Smaller Units Remains Essential Thursday, February 18, 2021 One result of the COVID-19 pandemic has likely been increased demand for larger homes, including... By ALEXANDER HERMANN, DIXI WU
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