Mortgage holders living in cities and other urban areas are more likely to struggle with their monthly repayments than those residing in rural locations, a new study has found.
Economics & Business
Aug 4, 2022
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Seniors are being forced out of their homes due to rent increases. They're having trouble finding new, affordable accommodations. And the rent for senior housing can be more than a pension pays.
Economics & Business
Feb 21, 2022
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During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, having to make rent or mortgage payments was significantly associated with health and mental distress, according to new research from the University of Michigan School of ...
Economics & Business
Jul 27, 2021
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In 2007, the American housing boom ended, and there was heightened risk of a housing crisis. Private securitizers withdrew from purchasing high-risk mortgages, while government-sponsored enterprises, Fannie Mae and Freddie ...
Economics & Business
Jun 14, 2021
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Lower-income households that received mortgages through state affordable mortgage programs were less likely to default or foreclose than similar households that received conventional financing, a national study found.
Economics & Business
Aug 27, 2020
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The number of Australians who couldn't pay their rent or mortgage on time has more than doubled due to COVID-19, new data from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
Economics & Business
Jun 30, 2020
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A new study shows that the central bank tool known as quantitative easing helped consumers substantially during the last big economic downturn—a finding with clear relevance for today's pandemic-hit economy.
Economics & Business
Jun 25, 2020
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Berkeley Haas Professors Nancy Wallace and Richard Stanton were some of the few voices to forewarn of the massive risk posed by shoddy practices in the mortgage industry prior to the 2008 financial crisis.
Economics & Business
Apr 16, 2020
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A new Northwestern University analysis finds that racial disparities in the mortgage market suggest that discrimination in loan denial and cost has not declined much over the previous 30 to 40 years, yet discrimination in ...
Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2020
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In an important new article, University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Natasha Sarin deploys original empirical research to examine the impact of key consumer finance reforms implemented in the wake of The Great Recession. ...
Economics & Business
Sep 24, 2019
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