Policy
No, Housing Policy Really Could Get Done Next Year
Housing didn’t feature prominently in the 2016 presidential campaigns, and while we might wish it had gotten more attention, we may ultimately be glad it wasn’t the focus of hyperbolic […]
Financial System
5 Reasons Why Housing Finance Reform Can’t Wait
[Ed note: Last Thursday the Johnson Crapo housing finance reform bill was voted out of the Senate banking committee, 13-9, which was not enough to force a vote on the […]
Housing
Garrett Bill Encouraging Private Investment in MBS Deserves Attention
Today, Representative Scott Garrett, R-N.J., chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises, introduced the Private Mortgage Market Investment Act, which aims to encourage private capital […]