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We explore the effects of mandatory third-party review of mortgage contracts on the terms, availability, and performance of mortgage credit. Our study is based on a legislative experiment in which the State of Illinois required “high-risk” mortgage applicants acquiring or refinancing...
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among the least creditworthy households, suggesting an important role for long-term preparation for homeownership …
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homeownership experience during the recent housing boom and housing bust was not homogenous across all groups in the U.S. The recent … deterioration of underwriting practices and a boom in mortgage lending did not benefit minorities and immigrant homeownership in the … U.S. Blacks experienced significantly lower increase in homeownership than the whites but highest exit from …
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mortgage crisis, which, in contrast to the preceding housing boom, was not accompanied by a rise in homeownership rates. Using … declines in the homeownership rates …
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latter see it as rooted in the US legacy of racial/ethnic inequality, and especially in racial residential segregation …
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This paper provides the first rigorous assessment of the homeownership experiences of subprime borrowers. We consider … to evaluate these issues, we analyze homeownership experiences in Massachusetts over the 19892007 period using a …
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to a substantial increase in homeownership by minorities, but instead generated turnover in properties owned by minority …
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commonly believed, lead to a substantial increase in homeownership by minorities but instead generated turnover in properties …
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With regard to the recent US house price cycle, we analyze how the interaction between housing supply restrictions, mortgage credit constraints and a price-to-price feedback loop affects house price volatility. Considering 247 Metropolitan Statistical Areas, we estimate a simultaneous boom-bust...
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has been the bedrock of American homeownership since the Depression, depends on the continued viability of securitization …
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