Contribution to Book
Pernicious Problems of Housing Finance
A Right to Housing: Foundation for a New Social Agenda
(2006)
Abstract
This article traces the evolution of the housing finance system in the U.S., with particular attention to changes from the 1960s through the early 2000s. The paper shows the trends to increasing risk taking by lenders and households, predicting the collapse of the mortgage system in the mid 2000s.
Keywords
- housing finance,
- mortgage lending,
- housing policy
Disciplines
Publication Date
2006
Editor
Rachel G. Bratt, Michael E. Stone, and Chester Hartman
Publisher
Temple University Press
ISBN
1-59213-432-7
Publisher Statement
The author is the copyright holder.
Citation Information
Michael E. Stone. "Pernicious Problems of Housing Finance" PhiladelphiaA Right to Housing: Foundation for a New Social Agenda (2006) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael_stone/10/