Government Caused Housing Segregation. Do We Need More Government to Fix the Problem?
The Manhattan Institute's Howard Husock debates Economic Policy Institute's Richard Rothstein at the Soho Forum.
Real estate
Bill de Blasio: 'We Will Seize Their Buildings, and We Will Put Them in the Hands of a Community Nonprofit'
NYC's mayor takes on private property (again).
Philip Payton Jr.: The Crusading Capitalist Who Outwitted New York's Racist Landlords
Best known as the "father of Harlem," he was guided by the theory that free markets penalize bigotry.
Kill the Mortgage Interest Deduction Now!
It's the worst sort of social engineering and special-interest payoff via the tax code.
Government Created the Housing Crisis. Government Can Solve It.
Suggestions from a New York real estate attorney
Trump's Lumber Tariffs Hurt Hurricane Recovery
Protectionism is a losing proposition, especially after a disaster.
New York Mayor to Property Owners: Drop Dead
De Blasio literally wants to tell people what to do with their land.
Brooklyn's Barclays Center is an Eminent Domain-Created Failure
Politicians and developers stole a neighborhood to build it, but it loses money and revitalized nothing.
Mogadishu's Real Estate Market Seeing Increase in Demand
Thanks in part to improved security situation
Richmond, CA, Plans To Seize Underwater Mortgages
Bold move to put the city itself underwater
Feds Consider Looser Rules for "Safe" Mortgages
Qualifying loans could be sold to investors
Planned Tax Hikes Kill High-End Swiss Real Estate Market
Way to shoot your economy in the foot
Argentina's Dollar Restrictions Slam Real Estate Market
Home purchases are traditionally made in American currency
Capitalism Takes Hold in Cuba's Real Estate Market
Buying and selling property was legalized in 2011
Why Doesn't the Real Estate Industry Face the Same Scrutiny as Wall Street?
Understanding a puzzling aspect of the financial crisis and its aftermath.
French Home Prices Stall Under Tax Pressure
That's a government that knows how to shoot itself in the foot
Fed. Reserve: Flaws in Eminent Domain Mortgage Scheme
The people who are supposed to be helped have found assistance through normal, non-crazy means
Government Policy the Major Villain in Mortgage Meltdown
Feds pushed a "no down payment" policy that increased risk
One Year Later, Obama's SOTU Mortgage Promise Remains Stalled
Probably because they'd have to admit the government screwed up
Growth Controls Fueled CA Housing Bubbles, Subsequent Fiscal Crisis
Restrictions artificially fueled soaring home values, tax revenue
Study: Community Reinvestment Act Promoted Risky Lending
Banks pushed the limits of safety to satisfy the law
Banks Pay Out $22B in Mortgage Relief
Borrowers were upset over foreclosures. Well, they always are, aren't they?
Nobody Wants To Live in Hitler's Childhood House
If you're looking for a bargain and have a strong stomach ...
Bloomberg Nixes New Regulations for Developers
There actually are a few things in which the Big Apple mayor doesn't want the government to meddle
Kamala Harris Has Usefully Poor Memory of How Mortgage Settlement Was Spent
It's just as well. How California is spending its portion of the money is slightly better than what Harris wanted.
GOP Goes Wobbly on Mortgage Deductions
It's left out of the platform to give a hypothetical President Romney room to maneuver
Chicago Mayor Opposes Seizing Mortgages
So there's something Emanuel actually thinks the government shouldn't do