Issue Housing The federal government has actively distorted housing markets for decades. Copied REPORT Revising the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac May Be the Biggest GSE Bailout Yet Nov 4, 2019 37 min read Read the report COMMENTARY The Government Should Have Shut Down Fannie and Freddie in 2008 – They Still Can Nov 6, 2019 9 min read Author Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D. Read the article Refine by Keyword Fannie Mae (35) Freddie Mac (33) housing (41) housing finance (20) mortgage (18) Facet Keywords Refine by Content Type commentary (66) report (106) testimony (4) Facet Content type Commentary Congress Should Fix the Mortgage Servicing Problem It Created Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D. May 13, 2020 8 min read Commentary An Unfair Housing Regulation Leftover From the Obama Era Creates Chaos Mar 24, 2020 4 min read Commentary Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Need Strict Bank-Like Capital Requirements Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D. Mar 11, 2020 6 min read Commentary National Housing Controls Would Shrink Supply of Affordable Housing Joel Griffith Mar 6, 2020 2 min read Commentary Next Fannie and Freddie Bailout Is Bound to Be Costlier and Stealthier Joel Griffith Feb 3, 2020 2 min read Commentary Millennial Myths: Why Is Rent So High? Tiffany Roberts Nov 25, 2019 1 min read Commentary The Government Should Have Shut Down Fannie and Freddie in 2008 – They Still Can Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D. Nov 6, 2019 9 min read Commentary How the Innocent Can Become Collateral Damage From "Crime-Free Housing" Laws Aug 25, 2019 3 min read See More on Housing Experts on Housing See all experts James L. Gattuso Senior Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy @Jamesgattuso Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D. Director, Center for Data Analysis @norbertjmichel Related Issues Issue Agriculture Issue Education Issue Government Regulation Heritage Impact Heritage Ranks No. 1 for Policy Impact, Best Use of Internet Related Videos
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