Ezra Klein Archive: Housing Crisis
Are homeowners better people?
One of the reasons for subsidizing homeownership is the widely held belief that homeowners are good citizens. Ten years ago, Denise DiPasquale and I wrote a paper investigating the links between ownership and civic behavior. Controlling for income, education,...
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November 10, 2009; 9:31 AM ET |
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Economic Policy
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Housing Crisis
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Is the Housing Tax Credit a Rip-Off?
This morning's Express had a spread on the D.C. real estate market arguing new buyers are -- and should be -- flooding in to take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit that expires Dec. 1. "We expect a condo frenzy...
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August 28, 2009; 10:17 AM ET |
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Housing Crisis
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Solutions
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Taxes
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The FICO Scores Seemed So Innocent.
Ed Andrews wasn't the sort of guy who fell into money troubles. He wasn't financially illiterate and he wasn't unemployed. He wasn't stricken ill and he wasn't drowning in credit card bills. And there was more than what he wasn't....
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May 18, 2009; 6:06 AM ET |
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Financial Crisis
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Housing Crisis
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