Federal loan modification program led borrowers to default
Researchers developed an index that warns earlier than others about approaching home loan problems
Most companies use asset leasing for business reasons, not accounting window dressing
A unique data set provides fresh insights for the growing institutional investor market
The Fed’s gambit didn’t trigger a home-price recovery, but research shows it reduced subprime foreclosure risk
Stuart Gabriel’s research shows how a vibrant economic hub loses essential residents
In Japan, speedier commutes let workers live farther from jobs, taking some pressure off high-priced housing markets
“Uh, I already bought a house”: Tech workers spend ahead of actual stock sales
Investors who don’t occupy a home are likelier to delay for top dollar
Can’t sell it, can’t borrow against it, can’t develop it
Construction permitting power taken from cities that resisted development
Will the narrowing price gap bring an end to the state’s out-migration?
Modifications curtailed foreclosures during 2008-09 crisis, but borrowers remained at high risk of delinquency
Probing that question using a database of for-sale-by-owner home listings
Do investors misprice assets, revise their risk appetite or make some other misjudgment?
Less diligent as shoppers, such buyers help drive up home prices