Industry experts took to Capitol Hill to discuss the state of the housing market and share their insights about how to create equitable housing opportunities for all, nationwide.
Read More »Housing Reform: Step by Step
As the government and industry work to build and maintain a more stable housing market, what factors must be at the forefront?
Read More »What’s Missing from GSE Reform
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are preparing to exit conservatorship. However, a new paper from the Urban Institute states that the Treasury’s plan is “based on a misconception.”
Read More »The Privatization Path for Fannie and Freddie
After 11 years under government control, new commentary says reforming the GSEs is a step in the right direction.
Read More »What’s Next for Housing Finance Reform?
TV personality Geraldo Rivera made waves in 1986 when it was announced that he would be opening Al Capone’s secret Chicago vault. Speculation ran rampant as to what could be inside it. More than 30 million viewers tuned in on ...
Read More »GSE Reform: Guarding the Market
Editor's note: This piece originally appeared in the April edition of DS News, available online. GSE reform may be the new “third rail” of American politics, and maybe that’s not such a bad thing. When Congress gets involved, regardless of your ...
Read More »Rising Rates, Squeezed Supply Have Housing Industry’s Attention
Today’s rising interest rates have some market participants concerned, according to Moody’s Investors Service. The survey reports that crimped housing supply, coupled with the higher cost to borrow, is chipping away at optimism. Some participants, however, feel that conditions in ...
Read More »The Cost of GSE Reform
If the market crashes again, taxpayers are at risk. Congress seeks to reduce this risk by implementing reform the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but at what cost to borrowers?
Read More »Could Fannie and Freddie Be Eliminated Without Legislation?
GSE reform has been a hot-button topic ever since Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac came under government conservatorship during the financial crisis, but it’s one of those talking points that often seems heavy on the talk and light on the ...
Read More »Wallison: Treasury Department Wrong on Regulation Approach
Former White House Counsel and Senior Fellow in Financial Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute Peter J. Wallison put in an appearance Thursday on CNBC’s The Santelli Exchange, where he criticized the U.S. Treasury Department’s recent approach to regulation ...
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