March 8, 2018
Sustainable Housing for FHA Borrowers
Donghoon Lee and Joseph Tracy of the NY Fed have posted a staff report, Long-Term Outcomes of FHA First-Time Homebuyers. It opens, The Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), David Stevens, in remarks delivered on December 12, 2009, defined the purpose of … Continue reading
March 8, 2018 in Federal Housing Administration | Permalink | No Comments
February 23, 2018
The Budgetary Impact on Housing Finance
The MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy has posted some interesting infographics on The President’s 2019 Budget: Proposals Affecting Credit, Insurance and Financial Regulators: The White House released the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2019 on February 12, just days … Continue reading
February 23, 2018 in Federal Housing Administration | Permalink | No Comments
January 29, 2018
Bringing Housing Finance Reform over the Finish Line
The Milkin Institute have released Bringing Housing Finance Reform over the Finish Line. It opens, The housing finance reform debate has once again gained momentum with the goal of those involved to move forward with bipartisan legislation in 2018 that results … Continue reading
January 29, 2018 in Federal Housing Administration | Permalink | No Comments
January 26, 2018
Trump and the Regulation of Real Estate
I have posted my article, The Trump Administration and Residential Real Estate Finance, which just came out in Westlaw Journal Derivatives to SSRN (and also to BePress). The abstract reads, An executive order titled “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs” … Continue reading
January 26, 2018 in Federal Housing Administration | Permalink | No Comments
December 20, 2017
Are The Stars Aligning For Fannie And Freddie Reform?
Law360 published my op ed, Are The Stars Aligning For Fannie And Freddie Reform? It reads, There has been a lot of talk of the closed-door discussions in the Senate about a reform plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two mammoth housing … Continue reading
December 20, 2017 in Federal Housing Administration | Permalink | No Comments
December 11, 2017
Challenges for Modern Housing Markets
I will be speaking in a free American Bar Association webinar tomorrow, Challenges for Modern Housing Markets: Our current housing system is not sustainable in terms of the market, residential tenure, cost … Continue reading
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December 4, 2017
Net Losses in FHA’s Annual Management Report
The Federal Housing Administration released its Annual Management Report for Fiscal Year 2017. As always, it is good to review what the FHA has accomplished and the challenges it faces: FHA is the largest provider of mortgage insurance in the … Continue reading
December 4, 2017 in Federal Housing Administration | Permalink | No Comments
