Housing Markets & Finance

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos (L) answers a question from the media while getting a tour from Ron Gagliardo, senior manager of horticultural services for the Spheres, during the Amazon Spheres opening event at Amazon's Seattle headquarters in Seattle, Washington, U.S., January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson - RC15E4464090

The Avenue

Your city didn’t win the Amazon HQ2 beauty pageant. Now what?

Jenny Schuetz

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

A building in the Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia that Amazon.com is reportedly considering as part of its new second headquarters is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. November 6, 2018. Amazon is planning to split its second headquarters evenly between two cities with the Crystal City area among the finalists with which Amazon is now holding advanced talks. REUTERS/Al Drago - RC1D7DFC17D0

The Avenue

Amazon’s real estate team did its homework

Jenny Schuetz

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Apartment buildings are shown in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC1DE752AF80

Housing Markets & Finance

What does economic evidence tell us about the effects of rent control?

Rebecca Diamond

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Housing Markets & Finance

HUD can’t fix exclusionary zoning by withholding CDBG funds

Jenny Schuetz

Monday, October 15, 2018

Reports

Income Inequality & Social Mobility

Where does the American middle class live?

Alan Berube

October 2, 2018

U.S. Metro Areas

Where will online orders get fulfilled? The changing local geography of e-commerce

Adie Tomer and Joseph Kane

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

A new apartment building housing construction site is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - RC1207C44F40

Housing Markets & Finance

Lessons from the financial crisis

Michael Calhoun

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

A townhouse for sale that is currently under contract is seen in Bethesda, Maryland December 30, 2015. Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes fell in November for the third time in four months, a signal that growth in the U.S. housing market could be cooling. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said on Wednesday its pending home sales index slipped 0.9 percent to 106.9. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Housing Markets & Finance

Under US housing policies, homeowners mostly win, while renters mostly lose

Jenny Schuetz

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Housing Markets & Finance

Housing in the US is too expensive, too cheap, and just right. It depends on where you live.

Cecile Murray and Jenny Schuetz

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Blog Posts

The Avenue

‘The Renters Strike Back’

Jenny Schuetz

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Single family homes for sale are seen in San Marcos, California October 25, 2013. From China to Canada and London, fast-rising property markets are haunting the global economy again, five years after the U.S. subprime mortgage bubble burst and triggered the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. Picture taken October 25, 2013. To match Insight ECONOMY-GLOBAL/PROPERTY REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION) - GM1E9AV1JWB01

Up Front

Mapping the boom in nonbank mortgage lending—and understanding the risks

You Suk Kim, Steven M. Laufer, Karen Pence, Richard Stanton, and Nancy Wallace

Monday, September 10, 2018

The Avenue

The fast lane – Demography, regional competitiveness, city finances

David Lanham and Rachel Barker

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

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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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Homeownership Built to Last

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Regaining the Dream

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

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The top economic issues in 2017

Ted Gayer and Fred Dews

Friday, January 27, 2017

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Housing Markets & Finance

Your city didn’t win the Amazon HQ2 beauty pageant. Now what?

Amazon’s real estate team did its homework

What does economic evidence tell us about the effects of rent control?

HUD can’t fix exclusionary zoning by withholding CDBG funds

Reports

Where does the American middle class live?

Where will online orders get fulfilled? The changing local geography of e-commerce

Lessons from the financial crisis

Under US housing policies, homeowners mostly win, while renters mostly lose

Housing in the US is too expensive, too cheap, and just right. It depends on where you live.

Blog Posts

‘The Renters Strike Back’

Mapping the boom in nonbank mortgage lending—and understanding the risks

The fast lane – Demography, regional competitiveness, city finances

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

Homeownership Built to Last

The Future of Housing Finance

Regaining the Dream

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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