the recent movements in the average price index have reflected a nationwide housing boom, followed by a nationwide housing …

This paper documents developments in mortgage credit and the housing sector in Latin America over the past decade, and … compares them with those of other emerging economies. In particular, it examines the real estate and mortgage markets to assess … whether (i) growth in mortgage credit is excessive compared to long-term trends; (ii) trends in house prices reflect changes …

The note delves on the U.S. housing market outlook, the potential benefits of mitigating distressed sales household … deleveraging, and the recovery. Policies to facilitate labor market adjustment to reduce the large employment volatility without … Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS), budget institutions for federal fiscal consolidation, and mortgage …

with search in the housing market and defaultable long-term mortgages. In equilibrium, both sellers' asking prices and time …-to-sell increase with the relative size of their outstanding mortgages. In turn, the liquidity of the housing market associated with … time-to-sell determines the mortgage standards of competitive lenders, measured by the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) ratio …

outlook for the Mexican RMBS market and draws some lessons from the recent U.S. subprime mortgage market problems. … legislative and institutional reforms leading to the development of primary and secondary mortgage markets and reports the main …

Using detailed information on lobbying and mortgage lending activities, we find that lenders lobbying more on issues … related to mortgage lending (i) had higher loan-to-income ratios, (ii) securitized more intensively, and (iii) had faster … issues unrelated to mortgage lending, (ii) a difference-in-difference approach based on state-level laws, and (iii …