EconomyCommentary
The Atrocious Housing Rule Ben Carson Can End
One of the primary goals of the Obama administration was to use the full force of the federal government to force red state, suburban, and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Private Capital, Not Crony Government Housing Trust Funds, Should Finance Housing Markets
Recently, the House Financial Services Committee marked up a bill that would prevent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, under certain financial conditions, from funding two… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Undoing the Federal Government’s Reverse Mortgage Fiasco
Because of the largesse of federally financed subsidies in the Federal Housing Administration’s reverse-mortgage program, the federal government has gradually crowded out private insurers from… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Federal Housing Administration Should Not Terminate Mortgage Insurance Premiums
Only a few years after the Federal Housing Administration required $1.7 billion in special appropriations from Congress to cover losses in its single-family housing mortgage… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Tax Deduction Forces Americans to Subsidize High-Tax States
Every year when Americans file for their tax returns, the federal government allows them to deduct their state and local taxes, including their property taxes…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Property Tax Deduction Is a Huge Boon to Wealthy Taxpayers, Not Average Americans
Tax reform is supposed to be about lowering rates and getting rid of deductions and credits to help generate higher economic growth, and to let… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Keeping the Property Tax Deduction Could Backfire on the Middle Class
On the eve of the release of their tax reform proposal, GOP leaders are considering keeping the property tax portion of the state and local… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Add Homebuilders to the List of Industries Hurt by Tariffs
New data show that protectionism is taking a toll on the confidence of homebuilders. Last month, homebuilder confidence hit its lowest reading since November 2016,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Senate Effort Could Lead to Another Housing Bubble
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing last week to lay out guiding principles for housing finance reform legislation. While it is… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Fannie Mae Should Rethink Its Plans to Expand Role in Housing Finance Sector
According to recent reports, Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored enterprise backed by federal taxpayers, plans to expand its role in the housing finance system by further… Read More
