The Urban Land Institute has published a new report entitled Housing in America: The Next Decade.  The first part of this report reviews the current state of the market.  The second part of this report looks at the need to reestablish the private-market residential finance system. Key topics include:

  • The Continuing Rise in Foreclosures
  • Underwater Homes: The Sleeping Giant
  • The Future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
  • Reforming the Mortgage Origination and Securitization Process
  • The Demand for Housing and the Future of Homeownership
  • Affordable and Workforce Housing
  • The Future of Rental Housing
  • The Greening of Housing: From Here to Net Zero in Ten Years
  • The Urban Century: Reurbanizing the American Suburbs
  • Regional Winners and Losers
  • And more”¦

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