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Stephen Malpezzi is a Professor of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics; Lorin and Marjorie Tiefenthaler Distinguished Chair of Real Estate, Department of Urban and Regional Planning; Affiliate Faculty, Institute for Research on Poverty; Member, Development Studies Faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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- Institute for Urban Economics Presents Housing and Urban Planning Research on Russian Metropolitan Areas
- Accepting Applications for IHFP 2018
- CNB increases Countercyclical Buffer Rate
- Housing and the tax system: how large are the distortions in the euro area?
- Fannie Mae DTI Announcement
- European Systemic Risk Board Issues Eight Warnings on Medium-Term Residential Real Estate Vulnerabilities
- Structured Finance Industry Group issues latest Green Paper: RMBS 3.0
- European Systemic Risk Board Makes Recommendations on Closing Real Estate Data Gaps
- Kenya Approves Bill to Cap Interest Rates
- Draft of the UN Habitat III New Urban Agenda Released
- Britain’s House of Lords Concludes its Inquiry in the Housing Sector
- US Government Warns about Increased Risks Related to Commercial Real Estate Lending
- BSP Releases Results of the RREPI Index for the Philippines Using Information from Banks' Housing Loan Applications
- Greek Agreement on Mortgage NPLs
- Freddie Mac Reports Third Quarter 2015 Net Loss
- Brazil Announces Minha Casa Minha Vida 3
- Poland’s Controversy about Law to Convert Foreign Currency Mortgages
- Increase in South Korean Residential Mortgage-Securitization
- The Russian Federation Establishes a Single Development Institute for the Housing Sector
- The Global Findex Database 2014
- Nigerian Mortgage Refinancing Company Open For Business
- Ireland Proposes Stricter Mortgage Regulations
- Mexico's Infonavit Will Offer Fixed-Rate Mortgages Without a Cap on Size
- US Federal Agencies Final Risk Retention Rule for Sponsors of Mortgage-backed Securities
- Fed Chairperson Janet Yellen on the US Labor Market and Inflation
- Basel Committee: Review of the Pillar 3 disclosure requirements - consultative document
- Bank of England Imposes Limits on Mortgage Borrowing
- Bank of England Given Explicit Powers to Deal with Housing Bubbles
- Joint Paper by the European Central Bank and Bank of England on the Securitization Market in the EU
- Microfinance: Learning from Developing Countries — and Past Experience
- Conavi release Mexico's Housing Sector Monthly Report for March 2014
- 2012-2013 English Housing Survey Results
- SEC Proposes Rules for Systemically Important and Security-Based Swap Clearing Agencies
- European Union issued Directive on Credit Agreements Relating to Immovable Property
- Basel Committee Endorses Proposals on a Common Definition of the Leverage Ratio and Changes to the Net Stable Funding Ratio
- Reserve Bank of India Moves to Open Up Access to Financial Services
- UK Housing Recovery Broadens with Increased House Prices
- HUD Releases 'Qualified Mortgage' Definition
- Federal Agencies Issue Final Rules Implementing the “Volcker Rule”
- Government of South Africa Moves to Protect Consumers and Assist Over-Indebted Households
- Brazil’s Housing Deficit Figures Show Improvement
- Deutsche Bundesbank Sees Possible Overvaluation of Residential Property in German Cities
- David Miles: Housing, Leverage and Stability in the Wider Economy
- OCC and FDIC Propose Rule to Strengthen Liquidity Risk Management
- Outlook for Russia’s Housing and Mortgage Market, Q1 2013
- The European Central Bank Starts Bank Stress Tests
- U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook
- Signs that India is Opening up to Foreign Investment
- Mexican Government’s Stimulus Measures Target Housing and Infrastructure Sectors
- Country Change Readiness Index
- Important Policy Papers on Macroprudential Policy
- A New Qualified Residential Mortgage Rule for the US?
- Fed Paper on Internal Capital Planning Procedures at Large Bank Holding Companies
- Bank of International Settlements Regulatory Guidelines for the Mortgage Insurance Industry
- An Important Step Toward Global Property Measurement Standards
- Canada's CMHC to Cap Its Guarantees to Issuers of NHA MBS to C$350 Million for the Remainder of 2013
- US Dodd-Frank Mortgage Rules Readiness Guide
- Fed Approves Final Rule on Capital Requirements
- US Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Market Coming Back
- Focus on House Prices in OECD Countries
- Update on Poland's Real Estate Market for Q1 2013
- High Home-Ownership Rate Has an Adverse Effect on the Labor Market
- Home Ownership in England and Wales Falls for the First Time Since 1918
- Oxford Economics Study Reaffirms the Negative Impact of Increased Bank Capital and Liquidity Requirements on Economic Growth
- The UK’s FSA Finalized Rules and Regulations for Financial Benchmarks
- Nigeria’s Central Bank Approves Framework for a Mortgage Refinance Company
- The State Council of China Issued a Statement on New Policies to Limit further House Price Increases
- US Bipartisan Policy Center Commission Recommends New Systems for Housing Finance and Federal Rental Assistance
- The European Union Has A House Price Index
- U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Qualified Mortgage Guidelines
- Basel III: The Liquidity Coverage Ratio and liquidity risk monitoring tools
- Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan Highlights Demographic Trends as Key Drivers of Property Price Movements
- Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation Announces Corporate Bond Framework
- Operating Principles and Areas of Exploration in the Regulation of the Cross-Border OTC Derivatives Market
- FreddieMac: Economic and Housing Market Outlook Compared to What a Healthy Housing Market Should Look Like
- FHA’s Assets Will Not Cover Projected Losses and May Need Bail-out
- Hong Kong Levies 15% Tax on Property Purchases by Foreigners
- Financial Services Authority (UK) Confirms New Rules for the Mortgage Market
- FHFA Releases White Paper on Proposed Common Securitization Platform
- Governor of Bank of England Assesses Twenty Years of Inflation Targeting
- France Nationalizes Its Second Largest Mortgage Lender
- First SEC Registered Covered Bonds Sale in the US by RBC
- FED Will Buy More Than Half of All Agency MBS until Labor Markets Improve
- Government of Brazil Injects New Capital into CAIXA
- Center for Responsible Lending Issues a Brief on Potential Negative Impact of a Government Mandated 10 Percent Down-Payment
- Global Housing Cycles
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes Rules to Bring Greater Accountability to Mortgage Market
- The US Treasury Takes Steps to Expedite Wind Down of FNMA and Freddie Mac
- Six US Regulators Announce Common Appraisal Rules for High Risk Mortgages
- US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes New Mortgage Servicing Rules
- FHFA Refused Proposed Principle Reduction Program for Underwater Borrowers
- European Parliament Delays Vote on Proposed Directive on Mortgage Regulation until December 2012
- A Long-Term View of France’s Home Prices
- Indian Central Bank Modifies Rules Governing Non-Bank Financial Company - Micro-Finance Institutions
- Center for Responsible Lending says No Credit Crunch as a Result of Consumer Protection Reforms included in Dodd-Frank
- Underestimating Supply Constraints in the UK Housing Market
- Social Performance Taskforce Finalizes Universal Standards for Social Performance Management for Microfinance Institutions
- US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Study on Reverse Mortgages
- Saudi Arabia Approves Mortgage Law
- Canada Announces Tightening of Mortgage Rules
- Brazil Increases Maximum Amortization Term
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Credit Agreements Relating to Residential Property
- US: FHFA Releases Draft Strategic Plan for Public Comment
- Brazil Moves to Index "Poupança" Interest Rates on the SELIC Rate
- FSB Announces Next Round of Principles for Sound Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices
- U.S. Moves Closer To Mortgage Writedowns
- Canada: Enhanced Oversight of the Mortgage Insurance Industry and Progress on the Legislative Framework for Mortgage Bonds
- UK’s FSA Publishes Mortgage Sector Statistics for 2010 Q3 to 2011 Q4
- Speech: National Balance Sheets and Macro Policy: Lessons from the Past
- UK’s FSA issues Mortgage Market Review: Proposed Package of Reforms
- FED Issues White Paper on Housing Market and Related Policy Considerations
- Russia’s AHML Announces 2nd Quarter Mortgage Market Results
- David Miles Speech on Mortgages, Housing and Monetary Policy
- UK’s Financial Service Authority (FSA) Proposes Guidance on Structured Products
- G20 Finance Ministers Agree on High-Level Financial Consumer Protection Principles
- Islamic Financial Services Board Actions Addresses IFIs Liquidity Constraints
- Brazil Expands Secondary Mortgage Market
- FSB Releases Consultation Paper on Principles for Sound Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices
- First Status Report on Basel II, Basel 2.5 and Basel III Implementation
- Freddie Mac Shows Upswing in Rental Market in USA
- Economic Costs and Benefits of BIS Proposals to Increase Capital Requirements for Large Global Banks
- Renewed Commitment by Members of the African Union for Housing Finance
- US and European Union Move Forward on Legislation Concerning Mortgage Credit
- European Commission Proposal for Banking Regulation - CRD IV
- Nigeria’s Central Bank Leads Housing Finance Sector Reform
- The US Congress Joint Committee on Taxation releases two comprehensive reports on the taxation of debt
- Brazil’s Caixa Issues First RMBS
- European Banking Authority Publishes the EU-Wide Stress Test Aggregate Report
- Korea’s Financial Services Commission Announces Tighter Regulations on Household Loans
- Mexico’s SHF to Eliminate UDI Loans in 2011
- UK Financial Services Authority Releases Document on its Approach to Regulation and Consumer Protection
- U.S. Congressional Budget Office Testified on Several Topics Related to the Government’s Mortgage Programs
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Proposes Rules to Improve Transparency & Integrity of Credit Ratings
- The Reserve Bank of India Proposes Regulation on the Micro-Finance Sector
- Fannie Mae Reports a Net Loss of $6.5 Billion for the First Quarter
- Freddie Mac Releases May 2011 U.S. Economic & Housing Market Outlook
- Fiserv Releases Analysis of U.S. Home Price Indexes
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Seeks Public Comment to Assist in Study on Assigned Credit Ratings
- UN-Habitat Publishes Policy Guide to Rental Housing in Developing Countries
- FSB Publishes a Background Note on Shadow Banking
- FSB Publishes Peer Review on Residential Mortgage Underwriting and Origination Practices
- Financial Services Authority Publishes Prudential Risk Outlook 2011
- Reforming America’s Housing Finance Market: A Report to Congress
- Patterns of Global Urban Expansion: Implications for the Future
- Basel Committee Releases "A Global Regulatory Framework"
- Basel Committee Releases Microfinance Guidelines
- G20 Proposes Nine Principles for Innovative Financial Inclusion