Tag: Housing

Roundtable CEO Tim Pawlenty called DeMarco a "deeply knowledgeable and passionate policy expert." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Former Fannie, Freddie regulator Ed DeMarco named to industry group

Joseph Lawler · April 11, 2017 9:02 pm

How Tax Reform Could Hasten Housing-Finance Reform

Ike Brannon · April 6, 2017 11:30 am

Most of Airbnb's thousands of hosts utilize the platform in order to make extra income. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Restricting Airbnb won’t solve Washington DC’s affordable housing problem

Kyle Burgess · April 4, 2017 11:00 pm

College attendance is associated with higher homeownership rates by age 25, the New York Fed found. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Even with debt, college grads have higher homeownership

Joseph Lawler · April 3, 2017 3:24 pm

Time to Fix Fannie and Freddie

Ike Brannon · March 31, 2017 7:00 am

In Manhattan, the blocks between Lenox Hill and Central Park, between 63rd and 70th Streets, are nearly 40 percent unoccupied, according to the Census Bureau. (AP Photo)

Money laundering is shaping US cities

Joseph Lawler · March 27, 2017 4:01 am

While HUD allows housing authorities to use vouchers for homeownership, less than half of 1 percent are used for this purpose.

HUD should turn to homeownership vouchers

Washington Examiner Staff · March 13, 2017 5:01 am

"Make no mistake, this plan would result in more people living on the streets," top committee Democrat says. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Maxine Waters criticizes Trump for reported $6B cut to HUD funding

Joseph Lawler · March 9, 2017 5:12 pm

Democrats ask whether Kushner will recuse himself from policy issues that might intersect with his financial interests. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Democrats press White House on Kushner’s business ties

Sarah Bedford · March 8, 2017 5:42 pm

The bill, which is vocally opposed by some Indiana prosecutors, next heads to the state House. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Beltway Confidential

Hoosier property? It’s yours. Indiana Senate passes bill to reform civil forfeiture

David Freddoso · March 3, 2017 12:00 pm

The reporting may be factual, but it certainly is not fair. (Washington Examiner/Meghana Kurup)

Beltway Confidential

A tale of two confirmations: NYT’s report on Carson offers instructive example of media bias

Emily Jashinsky · March 2, 2017 10:21 pm

For every 100 extremely low-income families, an average of 35 affordable rental units are available. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

US is short 7.4 million affordable units for poor families, report says

Joseph Lawler · March 2, 2017 5:01 am