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Housing policy
Home = Life
The headline of this issue of Capital Commentary comes from a recent hearing of the U.S. Senate’s Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, “Home = Life: The State of Housing in America.”...
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A Nation of Involuntary Renters?
Ed Gorman, Chief Community Development Officer of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), warns that too many Americans are destined to be “involuntary renters” without substantial home co...
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Racial Equity Makes “Cents”
As we near the end of Black History Month, Capital Commentary weighs in on the benefits of an invigorated national policy to increase Black homeownership and highlights some of the places where Black Am...
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All Eyes On Racial Equity
Black History Month is an appropriate time for Capital Commentary to take a deep dive into public policies designed to address and correct racial inequalities from the perspectives of think tanks, elect...
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A New Beginning
A tumultuous January on top of a turbulent 2020 begs for a new start. Hopefully, that begins today when Joe Biden is sworn in as the nation’s 46th president under his inaugural-themed banner, “America U...
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Bags Are Packed, Ready to Go
Whether due to the pandemic, low interest rates, unemployment or the desire for a new start, Americans are on the move. Most are doing it willingly; some have no choice. Capital Commentary looks at some...
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Looking for a Way Out for the GSEs
Since September 2008, the GSEs have been wards of the government, placed into conservatorship under the authority of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Capital Commentary explores this topic in this is...
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Now We Know: It’s Joe
Two hundred seventy-eight days after the Iowa caucuses, America knows who its next president will be. In this issue of Capital Commentary, we look at the policies and people that will shape and decide h...
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Finally, It’s Election Day …
Or, perhaps it will turn out to be election week as votes are tabulated over the coming days. Regardless of the results, housing will continue to be a critical driver of the nation’s financial well-bein...
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Take Time to Exercise … Your Vote
In this issue of Capital Commentary, I’d like to invoke a procedure known as a “point of personal privilege.” In parliamentary terms, a point of personal privilege concerns a matter both “timely and urg...
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