Real estate

• After the bust, the long road to housing finance reform

  The Treasury recently released a plan proposing several administrative and legislative changes aimed at returning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the private sector after more than a decade of federal control.

  January 14, 2020

• Large, dominant firms depress local wages; housing costs help offset lower pay

  Concern has increased about the ability of very large firms to exert market power and hold down wages in localities where they dominate.

  January 07, 2020

• Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2019

  Gentrification Transforming Neighborhoods in Big Texas Cities

  An influx of new, affluent residents has descended on gentrifying neighborhoods around Texas’ four largest cities, while increasing housing costs have led some low-income households and at-risk populations to locate in more suburban areas.

  December 30, 2019