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Investing in Elm Street: What Happens When Firms Buy Up Houses?

Since the onset of the mortgage crisis in 2007, a much larger than normal share of single-family houses listed for sale in the U.S. each year has been purchased by institutional investors?Wall Street firms, real estate trusts, international funds, and so on. This phenomenon has been easing since 2013, but investor activity remains widespread and is particularly prevalent in high-foreclosure areas such as Las Vegas and Atlanta, where prices had soared during the housing bubble and, after the crash, severe house price downturns occurred. This trend is also growing in areas of the country where ...
Economic Insights , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , Pages 9-14

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Regional Spotlight: The State of the States

The U.S. economy has been expanding for seven years ? but don?t tell that to a handful of states that have suffered recessions recently. Paul R. Flora discusses how Philadelphia Fed indexes may aid in the tricky business of identifying recession patterns among the 50 states.
Economic Insights , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , Pages 8-15

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Tracking U.S. Real GDP Growth During the Pandemic

During this fast-moving pandemic, it's vital that policymakers can rely on real-time estimates of real GDP growth. Jonas Arias and Minchul Shin show us how it's done.
Economic Insights , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , Pages 9-14

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Helping Struggling Homeowners During Two Crises

What the Great Recession Can Teach Us About Mortgage Troubles in the Wake of COVID-19
Economic Insights , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , Pages 2-8

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Banking Trends: Skin in the Game in the CMBS Market

Issuers of commercial mortgage-backed securities must now retain a portion on their own books. What evidence is there that the rule will reduce risky lending?
Economic Insights , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , Pages 11-17

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Banking Trends: Estimating Today's Commercial Real Estate Risk

To survive a decline in commercial real estate prices such as occurred during the financial crisis, how much more capital do banks today need?
Economic Insights , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , Pages 9-15

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Bitcoin vs. the Buck: Is Currency Competition a Good Thing?

Ever since the U.S. established a single currency in the 19th century, the idea of private money has evoked panics and bank failures. In the cryptocurrency era, can the dollar stay sound?
Economic Insights , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , Pages 9-14

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New Moneys in the Digital Era

The history of money helps explain the recent turmoil in cryptocurrencies.
Economic Insights , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , Pages 2-10

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How Accurate Are Long-Run Employment Projections?

The occupational mix has been changing for decades. Planners and decision makers need to know how it will continue to change, and why.
Economic Insights , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , Pages 12-18

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Inequality Research Review Local Labor Markets

Aggregate statistics don’t capture the local conditions that directly affect families and communities.
Economic Insights , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , Pages 2-6

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