Housing as Infrastructure: Can Architects Address Homelessness? Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, homelessness was on the rise in the United States. The Center’s 20th annual John T. Dunlop lecture, held virtually on October 13th, approached this crisis from the... By CORINNA ANDERSON
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
Housing Markets & Conditions The FSOC Secondary Mortgage Market Review: A Grade of “F” Wednesday, September 30, 2020 The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), a committee of federal financial regulators... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Can America Finally Have a Stable Housing Finance System? Wednesday, September 16, 2020 The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), a committee of federal financial regulators... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions How Cognitive Skills Influence Inequality in Contemporary Housing Markets Thursday, July 30, 2020 Which families gain access to neighborhood and school contexts most conducive to their children’s... By JARED SCHACHNER
Housing Markets & Conditions Beautiful Politics but Ugly Policy: The Role of the Implied Guarantee Subsidy in FHLB Membership Monday, July 27, 2020 In February of this year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), regulator of Freddie Mac... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Demystifying GSE Credit Risk Transfer: Special Interests and Politicization Monday, July 6, 2020 My third, and final, paper demystifying the single-family mortgage credit risk transfer (CRT)... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions The Causes and Implications of Credit Tightening Tuesday, June 16, 2020 As the economic impact of the pandemic continues, one of the biggest issues to emerge in housing... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Reaffirming Our Commitment to Promoting Racial Justice in Housing Wednesday, June 10, 2020 The murder of George Floyd has precipitated an outpouring of public protest across the country at a... By CHRIS HERBERT
