Commentary

Repealing the Mortgage Interest Deduction? Hold...

By John C. Weicher

President Obama’s bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (commonly referred to as the “Deficit Commission”) has called for terminating the mortgage interest deduction ... more

Young Homebuyers

By John C. Weicher 03/28/2011

The Troubled Fannie and Freddie Omission

By John C. Weicher 01/26/2011

Hudson Institute's Housing and Finance Market

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Featuring

The Mortgage Interest Deduction: Sacred Cow or Sound Policy? Center for Housing and Financial Markets event, held February 17, 2011

Transcript: The Community Reinvestment Act and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis: Is There a Connection?

The Subprime Mortage Crisis: What's Next? Center for Housing and Financial Markets event, held September 15, 2008

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About Hudson's Center for Housing & Financial Markets

The Center is directed by John C. Weicher, who has rejoined Hudson after serving from 2001 to 2005 as the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) assistant secretary for ...more

Mission Statement

The Center for Housing and Financial Markets aims to examine public policy issues in housing and mortgage finance. Among the issues being explored by the Center are sustaining the record high homeownership rate in America; the “housing bubble;” the role and future of the Federal Housing Administration, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac; and predatory lending.

Helping Homebuyers and Housing, by John Weicher