108 posts on "Housing"
February 28, 2013
Just Released: Press Briefing on Household Debt and Credit
This morning, New York Fed director of research Jamie McAndrews joined Bank economists to brief the press on economic developments.
February 13, 2013
Underwater and Drowning? Some Facts about Mortgages that Could Be Targeted by Eminent Domain
Since the onset of the subprime crisis, many places across the United States have been affected by high levels of negative equity (meaning that borrowers owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth), an associated flood of foreclosures, and loss of local wealth.
January 16, 2013
How Severe Was the Credit Cycle in the New York‑Northern New Jersey Region?
U.S. households accumulated record-high levels of debt in the 2000s, and then began a process of deleveraging following the Great Recession and financial crisis.
Posted at 7:00 am in Household Finance, Housing, New Jersey, New York, Regional Analysis | Permalink
December 31, 2012
Why Isn’t the Thirty‑Year Fixed‑Rate Mortgage at 2.6 Percent?
As of mid-December, the average thirty-year fixed-rate mortgage was near its historic low of about 3.3 percent, or half its level in August 2007 when financial turmoil began.
November 29, 2012
Just Released: Press Briefing on Housing Conditions and the Economic Impact of Superstorm Sandy on the Region
At today’s regional economic press briefing, we provided an update on housing conditions as well as an initial assessment of superstorm Sandy’s economic impact on the region.
September 24, 2012
How Much Can Refinancing Reduce the Risk of Mortgage Defaults?
Improving the ability of homeowners to take advantage of prevailing low mortgage rates by refinancing has remained an active topic of discussion.
July 17, 2012
Just Released: Housing Checkup–Has the Market Finally Bottomed Out?
In this post, we examine a number of important housing market “vital signs” that collectively help to indicate the health status of local markets at the county level.
July 9, 2012
Location, Location, and Pacification: The Effect of Crime Reduction on Residential Property Value
In this post, we document the relationship between crime and house prices in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. One fully expects crime, as a public “bad,” to exert a downward force on prices; indeed, this is a common finding in the literature on amenity valuation.
July 6, 2012
Historical Echoes: The Creation of the Contemporary U.S. Mortgage
Residential mortgages, as they are known in the United States, are fairly modern creatures.
March 21, 2012
The Changing Face of Foreclosures
The foreclosure crisis in America continues to grow, with more than 3 million homes foreclosed since 2008 and another 2 million in the process of foreclosure.
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