PolicyCast: Zelman the Contrarian
Ivy Zelman, CEO of Zelman & Associates, returns to discuss her firm’s contrarian views on the housing deficit, changing demographics and a suggestion for policymakers regarding inflation. Read More
FHFA: Where Housing Is Job One
Welcome to the first issue of Arch MI’s Capital Commentary for 2022. Read More
PolicyCast: Making It on Wall Street
Ivy Zelman, CEO of Zelman & Associates and author of “Gimme Shelter: Hard Calls + Soft Skills from a Wall Street Trailblazer,” talks about her career as a top housing expert and shares her lessons for those entering the field. Read More
America’s Finest Housing Solution?
This issue of Capital Commentary looks at changes coming at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), in housing demographics and urban neighborhoods. Read More
FHFA Launches a New Era in Housing
This issue of Capital Commentary looks at changes coming at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), in housing demographics and urban neighborhoods. Read More
“A Change Is Gonna Come”
This issue of Capital Commentary looks at changes coming at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), in housing demographics and urban neighborhoods. Read More
Summer Studies
As we mark the summer solstice this week, Capital Commentary is using this opportunity to review a potpourri of noteworthy housing analyses that caught our eye but perhaps not the eyes of local or national news editors. Read More
All Eyes on the High Court
Housing policy aficionados are keeping a watchful eye on the U.S. Supreme Court related to the future of the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Read More
Searching for Equilibrium
The law of supply and demand can be boiled down to this: As supply increases, prices tend to drop. When supply falls, prices increase. The economy reaches equilibrium when supply and demand are in balance. Read More
P-S-P-A: CAPS, CAPS, CAPS
This issue of Capital Commentary is about recent amendments to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (PSPA) between the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which limits Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from buying certain loans. Read More