Housing Policy
When the Government Is the Slum Lord
At least the private ones aren't subsidized by taxpayers
Transforming a Tower
An abandoned real estate project becomes a hive of self-organized activity.
ACLU Sues Over Federal Housing Finance Agency's Opposition Using Eminent Domain to Seize Underwater Mortgages, Demands Details of Relationships with Banks Disclosed
Irvington, NJ trying to be second city in the nation to use the tactic
San Francisco 'Values' Pricing Poor Out of the City
Rent control is killing the city's stock of apartments.
How Government Intervention Stifles Immigrants in Europe
Government policies are preventing Europe from enjoying the social and economic benefits of immigration
Federal Aid Slow to Get to Homeowners
Three years after launch of foreclosure assistance program, only 22 percent of money has been distributed
Bank of America to Eliminate 3,000 Mortgage-Related Jobs
Following decline in loan portfolio
"Economics Teaches Us Humility": Q&A with George Mason University's Pete Boettke
What can the Austrian School of Economics teach us about the 2008 financial crisis?
Colo. Sex Offender Residency Restrictions Ruled Unconstitutional
Judge rules city essentially made it impossible for sex offenders to live there.
Airbnb and Its Enemies: Who's Afraid of a $10-a-Night Sofa?
The popular short-term rental site angers everyone but its participants.
Family Evicted from Subsidized Housing After Mother Killed by Gunman
The ruthless wheels of bureaucracy in action
Bloomberg Off-Handedly Suggests Fingerprinting New York Public Housing Residents
What next? Tracking chips?
Nearly One Quarter of Federal Foreclosure Prevention Participants Re-Defaulting on Mortgages
While President Obama is set to make a "major economic address" tomorrow, the consequences of his policies often speak for themselves.
300,000+ Borrowers Re-Defaulting on Loans After Federal Help
According to a federal watchdog
Man Sues North Las Vegas over Eminent Domain House-Flipping Plan
Will snatch up houses with underwater mortgages and try to resell them
Why New Urbanism Doesn't Work
The latest trend in urban planning builds bureaucracy, not affordable living.
Obama Administration Extending Foreclosure Prevention Program Two More Years
Program has helped far fewer people than predicted
Feds Say No Need To Prove Hardship To Modify Mortgages
That couldn't have any unintended consequences, could it?
Zoning Kills Affordable Housing
How established homeowners use regulations to stop new low-cost homes.
Obama Will Nominate Rep. Watt to Head Housing Regulator
Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.) will face a confirmation battle
Experts Fret That Low Rates Are Fueling a New Housing Bubble
Never doubt the ability of government to repeat a mistake
