Housing Policy

Politics

Regulator Bans Fannie, Freddie From Reducing Principals

The FHFA resists the Obama Administration's attempt to further distort the housing market.

Reason Staff | 7.31.2012 2:38 PM

Politics

How Housing Regulation Increases Class Segregation

Jesse Walker | 7.20.2012 1:35 PM

Politics

Inflationese: Pick Up a New Language Today!

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.14.2012 9:45 PM

Politics

California's Latest Misguided Attempt to Solve the Housing Crisis

The Golden State's bizarre new mortgage "solutions" won't fix the the problem.

Steven Greenhut | 7.6.2012 12:00 PM

Policy

4 Reasons Why the Housing Market Still Hasn't Recovered

Sometimes leading indicators are deceiving.

Anthony Randazzo | 6.17.2012 1:00 PM

Politics

Peter Schiff In the Octagon with Furious Congressbots

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.13.2012 11:48 PM

Politics

Bloomberg (News): Obama Shoulda Made HAMP, HARP Bigger

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.13.2012 7:04 PM

Politics

A "home is an essential part of the American dream"; White House Weaponizing Home Ownership for Re-Election Campaign

Ed Krayewski | 6.13.2012 6:59 PM

Politics

Is It Even Possible to Lower Property Assessments "Improperly"?

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.25.2012 2:13 PM

Policy

Land Use Wars: George Lucas Strikes Back

Jesse Walker | 5.22.2012 9:20 AM

Policy

Scott Shackford Talks Mortgage Settlements and Housing Policy with Jerry Doyle: 4:30 p.m. Eastern (1:30 p.m. Pacific)

Reason Staff | 5.17.2012 3:13 PM

Politics

Of Course Foreclosure Settlement Money Isn't Going to People With Foreclosures

Scott Shackford | 5.16.2012 7:35 PM

Politics

California's Latest Deadbeat Property Owner: The City of Stockton

Matt Welch | 5.11.2012 10:24 AM

Politics

Goodbye, Million-Dollar Starter Home. Hello, Half-Million-Dollar Teardown

Tim Cavanaugh | 4.22.2012 11:49 AM

Politics

Third Summer of Recovery Is Already Over

Tim Cavanaugh | 4.16.2012 4:38 PM

Politics

NYT Debate: Is Smart Growth Good, Great or Terrific?

Tim Cavanaugh | 4.9.2012 10:01 PM

Politics

Tim Cavanaugh Talks Islamism, Obamacare and Stagflation on PJTV

Tim Cavanaugh | 4.9.2012 5:16 PM

Politics

"You're not stabilizing the market. You're creating more chaos."

Tim Cavanaugh | 4.3.2012 1:46 PM

Politics

Loan-Modification Scams Only News When There's Hotness Involved

Tim Cavanaugh | 3.30.2012 7:42 PM

Politics

No, This Is Not a Housing Recovery

Anyone who says we are in the midst of a housing recovery is wrong.

Anthony Randazzo | 3.23.2012 4:30 PM

Policy

Reason.tv: Time To Take Our Medicine, Bring on the Foreclosures Says Jim The Realtor

Zach Weissmueller | 3.21.2012 12:47 PM

Politics

Watch/Listen to Matt Welch and Peter Schiff Talk Presidential Politics & Economic Policy

Matt Welch | 3.14.2012 10:06 AM

Politics

How Housing Policy Caused the Financial Crisis: Q&A with AEI's Peter Wallison

Jim Epstein and Anthony Randazzo | 3.12.2012 1:00 PM

Policy

Arlington County Housing Division Hosts "Housing 4 Hipsters" Happy Hour to Help Hipsters Find Housing Assistance

Peter Suderman | 3.5.2012 8:07 PM

Politics

Washington's Lousy Real Estate Portfolio

Federal housing bureaucracies are failing. They need to fail faster.

Tim Cavanaugh | 2.27.2012 12:00 PM

Politics

People Can Live Underwater, Although They May Not Like It

Jacob Sullum | 2.9.2012 12:54 PM

Policy

Nick Gillespie Talks Politics of Homeowning on Freedom Watch w Judge Napolitano

Nick Gillespie | 2.7.2012 1:59 PM

Politics

Obama's Next Bailout

Home flippers get a sweetheart deal from the government.

Anthony Randazzo | 2.3.2012 4:30 PM

Politics

Plaid Revolution: Citizens Celebrate Death of Redevelopment

Tim Cavanaugh | 2.1.2012 9:22 PM

Politics

If Housing Was Overpriced, Is It a Bad Thing Fewer Americans Own Houses?

Nick Gillespie | 2.1.2012 9:43 AM

Politics

Romney Bashes Gingrich, Ignores Occupy Wall Street Protestors in Florida

Garrett Quinn | 1.29.2012 7:42 PM

Politics

Smart City Logic: Ten Tall Buildings Worth More Than 20,000 Family Homes

Tim Cavanaugh | 1.27.2012 8:08 AM

Politics

Redevelopment Leaves Behind $30 Billion Debt, Hundred-Millions in "Other Expenditures"

Doomed agencies should sell off their property and disappear.

Tim Cavanaugh | 1.25.2012 7:00 PM

Politics

Tim Cavanaugh on How to Undo the Damage Caused By Redevelopment

Reason Staff | 1.25.2012 7:00 PM

Politics

Obama's Big New Housing-Refinance Idea: A Backdoor Stimulus?

Matt Welch | 1.25.2012 10:41 AM

Politics

Will The Supreme Court End New York's Rent Control Laws?

Joshua Swain | 1.18.2012 3:00 PM

Politics

Long-Awaited Death of California Eminent Domain Abusers Continues

Tim Cavanaugh | 1.12.2012 3:23 PM

Politics

Chicago Crosses the Line In Trying to Maintain Property Values

Banks that comply with Chicago's new law may be liable for burglary, trespassing, or similar crimes.

Anthony Randazzo | 1.5.2012 4:30 PM

Politics

The Last Economic Recovery Sightings of 2011

Tim Cavanaugh | 1.1.2012 6:36 PM

Politics

California Supreme Court Strikes Back Against Redevelopment Thugs (Updated With Sputtering, Fulminating and Slow Burns)

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.29.2011 11:30 PM

Politics

House Prices Plummet Everywhere Except Detroit, DC

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.27.2011 4:49 PM

Politics

Awful Obama Poll Numbers; New Penn State Charges; New Fannie/Freddie Charges; Barry Bonds Sentenced: PM Links

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.16.2011 6:41 PM

Politics

Rent Your Apartment, Break the Law

Brian Doherty | 12.14.2011 2:56 PM

Politics

Obama Feels Your Pain; OWS Forecloses on Outer Boroughs; Ron Paul Rocks: Reason Evening Links

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.6.2011 6:15 PM

Politics

Locals Drive Out Neighborhood Nuisance; "System" Gets Credit

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.5.2011 3:30 PM

Politics

Federal Housing Authority Poised to Re-Sink the Economy

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.1.2011 8:16 PM

Politics

The Affordable Housing Project to Nowhere

Seth McKelvey | 11.17.2011 12:28 PM

Politics

Barry Ritholtz Responds

Tim Cavanaugh | 11.11.2011 1:06 PM