January 30, 2017
What Is at Stake with the FHA?
The Hill published my column, The Future of American Home Ownership Under President Trump. It reads, One of the Trump Administration’s first official actions was to reverse the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance premium cut that was announced in the … Continue reading
January 30, 2017 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
January 26, 2017
Housing Tomorrow’s Seniors
Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies has issued a report, Projections & Implications for Housing a Growing Population: Older Households 2015-2035. The report opens, Over the next twenty years, the population aged 65 and over is expected to grow from … Continue reading
January 26, 2017 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
January 20, 2017
Finding An Affordable Neighborhood
Trulia quoted me in How To Find An Affordable Neighborhood. It opens, There’s more to consider when buying a house than the house itself. The neighborhood can be equally, if not more, important. You might already have must-haves in mind for … Continue reading
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October 31, 2016
Small Multifamilies and The Affordability Illusion
Fannie Mae’s September Multifamily Market Commentary repeats a common misunderstanding about small multifamily properties that is worth addressing. By way of background, it opens, Multifamily rental units can be found in high-rise structures or in garden-style buildings, but there are a … Continue reading
October 31, 2016 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
October 21, 2016
Advancing Equitable Transit-Oriented Development
MZ Strategies has posted a white paper funded by the Ford Foundation, Advancing Equitable Transit-Oriented Development through Community Partnerships and Public Sector Leadership. It opens, Communities across the country are investing in better transit to connect people of all income levels … Continue reading
October 21, 2016 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
September 28, 2016
Two Cheers for Obama’s Housing Development Toolkit
As the Obama Administration nears the end, the White House released a Housing Development Toolkit. It opens, Over the past three decades, local barriers to housing development have intensified, particularly in the high-growth metropolitan areas increasingly fueling the national economy. The accumulation … Continue reading
September 28, 2016 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
September 27, 2016
2-4 Unit Properties: Housing’s Middle Child
The Urban Institute’s Laurie Goodman and Jun Zhu have posted Do Two- to Four-Unit Properties Have Higher Credit Risk? An Analysis of Default and Loss Experience to SSRN. The abstract reads, Two- to four-family properties make up 19% of all … Continue reading
September 27, 2016 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
