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Rents Are Too High. Here Are Three Ways to Get the Data We Need to Fix That.

Where are rents increasing fastest? And what effects do policies have on local rental markets?
Housing and Housing Finance

Mortgage Debt Has Peaked. Why Has the Share of Homeowners with a Mortgage Fallen to a 13-Year Low?

The household-owned value of the housing market is now higher than the pre-crisis peak of $22.68 trillion in 2006.
Housing and Housing Finance

How a Proposed Rule Would Make It Harder to Fight Housing Discrimination

A HUD proposal would make it easier for businesses and policymakers to escape liability when using algorithms to make housing decisions.
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FHA’s Distressed Asset Stabilization Program Should Be Improved, Not Abandoned

Selling pools of severely delinquent loans to investors can help the FHA and borrowers headed into foreclosure.
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Mapping the Hispanic Homeownership Gap

Of 100 US cities analyzed, only 2 in Texas have closed the gap between white and Hispanic homeownership rates.
Housing and Housing Finance

Single Security Helps Today’s Housing Finance System and Lays the Groundwork for Tomorrow's

The creation of the UMBS is an important step forward in the current system.
Housing and Housing Finance

Private Mortgage Insurance Reduces the Severity of Losses for Those Holding Risk

Changes in the housing finance sector have sparked conversations on the value of private mortgage insurance.
Housing and Housing Finance

Evicting Mixed-Status Families Won’t Make Housing Assistance Waiting Lists Disappear

In May, HUD proposed making families with mixed immigration status ineligible for public housing or housing choice vouchers.
Housing and Housing Finance

Can We Deregulate Ourselves out of the Affordable Housing Crisis?

President Trump recently signed an executive order seeking to identify the effects of restrictive zoning laws.
Housing and Housing Finance

How Can We Reduce Housing Instability among LGBTQ Americans?

Housing instability among LGBTQ Americans ranges from discrimination to homelessness.

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