Short-term rentals (STRs) are critical to regional economies, offering unique and affordable experiences to visitors, generating significant tax revenue to support local governments, and providing hosts significant income. In some places...

The Honorable Kathleen L. Kraninger Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20552 Re: Docket No. CFPB-2019-0039; RIN 3170-AA98; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Qualified Mortgage...

This paper sets out proposed administrative actions to reform the housing finance system in the absence of legislation. The goal is to build upon the progress that has been made toward a safer and more effective housing finance system with...

Please read this summary of the virtual roundtable the Institute hosted with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti that explored how to facilitate a "green recovery" during the COVID-19 induced economic downturn while also advancing the goals...

Housing finance program director Eric Kaplan says "The ramifications of these plans ... cannot be overstated." WASHINGTON, September 5, 2019—The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD...

Ted Tozer, Senior Fellow in the Housing Finance Program at the Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets, presents in his written testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee Housing...

The housing finance reform debate has regained momentum, as those involved aim to move towards bipartisan housing finance system legislation in 2018. While different approaches have evolved from the discourse about potential reforms of the...

WASHINGTON, DC—The Milken Institute is mobilizing efforts for the next phase of housing finance reform as policymakers work through the complexities of building a sustainable system. Today, the Institute announced a new policy team with...

There is a simple and sensible way to finally achieve comprehensive housing finance reform in the U.S.. The approach proposed in this paper is to amend the charters of Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Finance...