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 America. When they came under severe distress in the financial crisis of 2008, they were placed by... By DON LAYTON
Homeownership Affordability Challenges for Low-Income Homeowners Have Intensified During the Pandemic Tuesday, November 24, 2020 The newly released American Community Survey (ACS) shows a continued decrease in cost burdens in... By RAHEEM HANIFA
Homeownership Buyer Beware: A Cautionary Note on the Most Recent Homeownership Data from HVS Monday, August 10, 2020 The Census Bureau released its Q2 2020 Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS) estimates on July 28. Housing... By DANIEL MCCUE
Homeownership Mortgage Default & Foreclosure in the Last Financial Crisis: HUD/FHA Policies and Innovative State and Local Initiatives Tuesday, June 30, 2020 A new series of Issue Briefs authored by Rachel Bratt, a Senior Research Fellow at the Joint Center... By ERIN GRAVES, CHRIS HERBERT
COVID COVID-19 and Financially Vulnerable Homeowners: National Trends and Voices from Brockton, Massachusetts Wednesday, April 1, 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic slowdown, millions of homeowners across the... By SHARON CORNELISSEN, ALEXANDER HERMANN
Homeownership Criminal Justice Contact, Homeownership, and Implications for the Black-White Wealth Gap Monday, December 9, 2019 Prior research has demonstrated that racial disparities in incarceration contribute to the black... By BRIELLE BRYAN
Homeownership Does Shared Equity Housing Work? Thursday, November 21, 2019 Shared equity housing strategies are drawing increasing interest from people in all corners of the... By ANNA CARLSSON
Homeownership Institutions and Geographic Concentration in VA Mortgage Lending Wednesday, November 6, 2019 The Veteran’s Administration (VA) home loan program, which makes homeownership more affordable for... By KERRY SPITZER, LAUREN LAMBIE-HANSON
Homeownership Sizing the Market for Shared Equity Homeownership Programs Monday, October 21, 2019 Providing between $25,000 and $100,000 per unit in assistance for shared equity homeownership... By KRISTIN PERKINS
Homeownership Homeownership Without the White Picket Fence? Hispanic Homeownership in the US Thursday, October 10, 2019 Hispanics are much less likely to be homeowners than non-Hispanic whites, and in a new working paper... By ROCIO SANCHEZ-MOYANO