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In the years immediately following the First World War, economists in industry, government, and academia came to perceive data as the antidote to the interrelated crises…

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…

Home prices across the US rose significantly during the pandemic, bolstered by historically low interest rates, strong demand, and the tightest supply conditions seen in 40…

Today, when more than one in three American households live in rental housing, ongoing erosion in renter incomes combined with ever rising rents has pushed the number of…

End of year festivities and Congressional budget deliberations in 2012 unfortunately diverted attention away from the critical task of ensuring that all Americans have access…

During the past decade, the housing finance system contributed to a boom-and-bust cycle that triggered the greatest economic crisis since the 1930s. A brief but…

W12-2: This paper focuses on four critical policy challenges in the area of housing finance that were developed with input from the What Works Collaborative during the…

For decades “fair lending” issues have received attention in both public policy arenas and the popular press, but the release of 2004 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data…

Over the last two decades, the rise of risk based pricing, the growing importance of the secondary mortgage market, and the emergence of mortgage brokers in the marketing and…

RR07-8: Nearly one-fifth of the rental housing stock is in smaller, multifamily apartment buildings with between 5 and 49 units. Even though relatively large shares of…