Housing Markets & Finance

Sold homes are seen in the southwest area of Portland, Oregon March 20, 2014. Would-be buyers risk being crowded out by the run-up in home prices and mortgage rates over the past year. Home values nationwide were up 12 percent in January from the same month last year.

Income Inequality & Social Mobility

‘Exclusionary zoning’ is opportunity hoarding by upper middle class

Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Up Front

Hutchins Roundup: Global financial integration, ex-offenders, and more

Anna Malinovskaya and David Wessel

Thursday, May 18, 2017

A real state sign is seen near a row of homes in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood in San Francisco, California.

Housing Markets & Finance

Reforming land use regulations

Edward Glaeser

Monday, April 24, 2017

A real estate sign advertising a new home for sale is pictured in Vienna, Virginia, U.S.

Housing Markets & Finance

The Federal Housing Administration can do more with more

Michael D. Calhoun

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Reports

Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speak at their first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, U.S., September 26, 2016. Picture taken September 26, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RTSPO3R

Housing Markets & Finance

What do financial markets think of the 2016 election?

Justin Wolfers and Eric Zitzewitz

Friday, October 21, 2016

Children & Families

Facts on poverty and opportunity that progressives and conservatives can agree on

AEI-Brookings Working Group on Poverty and Opportunity

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Global Economy

Are new homes special?

N. Edward Coulson, Adele Morris, and Helen R. Neill

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Financial Institutions

Global saving glut, monetary policy, and housing bubble: Further Evidence

Hanwen Fan, Xun Wu, and Qiao Yu

Friday, July 10, 2015

Housing Markets & Finance

The Mortgage Interest Deduction Across Zip Codes

Benjamin H. Harris and Lucie Parker

Friday, December 5, 2014

Blog Posts

New residential homes are seen at a housing estate in Aylesbury, Britain, February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh - RTX2ZZRM

Future Development

Future Development Reads: Housing, Immigration in France, and India’s budget

Shanta Devarajan

Friday, February 17, 2017

Up Front

Hutchins Roundup: Oil prices, labor’s share, and more

Anna Malinovskaya and Louise M. Sheiner

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Social Mobility Memos

Drs. Carson and Price: Working together, you can narrow stubborn race gaps in health and housing

Richard V. Reeves and Dayna Bowen Matthew

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

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Events

2016

Sep

Past Event

Housing in America: Preview screening of “America Divided” with Norman Lear

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Housing, inclusion, and social equity: A global perspective

8:00 AM - 2:30 PM EST

A Conversation with Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST

Washington, DC

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Related Books

The Future of Housing Finance

Edited by Martin Neil Baily

2011

Regaining the Dream

By Roberto G. Quercia, Allison Freeman, and Janneke Ratcliffe

2011

Urban Problems and Community Development

Edited by Ronald F. Ferguson and William T. Dickens

2011

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Experts

Ted Gayer

The Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow

Vice President and Director - Economic Studies

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Multimedia

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Vice-President Elect Mike Pence tour a Carrier factory in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., December 1, 2016.

U.S. Economy

The top economic issues in 2017

Ted Gayer and Fred Dews

Friday, January 27, 2017

Housing Markets & Finance

@ Brookings Podcast: The Mortgage Settlement and the Continuing Housing Crisis

Friday, February 17, 2012

Housing Markets & Finance

@ Brookings Podcast: Consumer Holiday Spending Boosts Economy

Friday, December 23, 2011

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Housing Markets & Finance

‘Exclusionary zoning’ is opportunity hoarding by upper middle class

Hutchins Roundup: Global financial integration, ex-offenders, and more

Reforming land use regulations

The Federal Housing Administration can do more with more

Reports

What do financial markets think of the 2016 election?

Facts on poverty and opportunity that progressives and conservatives can agree on

Are new homes special?

Global saving glut, monetary policy, and housing bubble: Further Evidence

The Mortgage Interest Deduction Across Zip Codes

Blog Posts

Future Development Reads: Housing, Immigration in France, and India’s budget

Hutchins Roundup: Oil prices, labor’s share, and more

Drs. Carson and Price: Working together, you can narrow stubborn race gaps in health and housing

Events

Housing in America: Preview screening of “America Divided” with Norman Lear

Housing, inclusion, and social equity: A global perspective

A Conversation with Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Related Books

The Future of Housing Finance

Regaining the Dream

Urban Problems and Community Development

Experts

Ted Gayer

The Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow

Vice President and Director - Economic Studies

Multimedia

The top economic issues in 2017

@ Brookings Podcast: The Mortgage Settlement and the Continuing Housing Crisis

@ Brookings Podcast: Consumer Holiday Spending Boosts Economy

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