CEPR examines the fluctuations of the housing market and its impact on families.

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The Subprime Borrower Protection Plan by Dean Baker

The Housing Market Monitor by Dean Baker

Neighborhoods: The Blameless Victims of the Subprime Mortgage Crisis: Dean Baker's testimony to House Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, May 21, 2008

Baltimore Sun: The Man Who Told You So, May 18, 2008

Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets: Dean Baker's testimony to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, April 10, 2008

Nightly Business Report (PBS): The Housing Crisis Leads To More Consumer Concern, January 15, 2008

The Housing Bubble (video) Dean Baker discusses the housing bubble and potential impact on the economy, October, 2007

An Own to Rent Solution (audio) Marketplace, September 6, 2007

Mortgage Experts Push New Home-Saving Programs Reuters, September 14, 2007

Should You Be Buying in a Sliding Real Estate Market? (audio) NPR Talk of the Nation, June 25, 2007

Ratio of Mortgage Debt to Housing Value Hits New Record Housing Byte, June 7, 2007

The Housing Bubble Starts to Burst Op-ed by Dean Baker, Truthout, March 6, 2007

Moving On: The Economic and Policy Implications of the Housing Bubble Center for American Progress discussion featuring Dean Baker (includes video & transcript), Dec. 8, 2006

Reports

Slow-Motion Recession: What Congress Can Do to Help
July 2008, Eileen Appelbaum, Dean Baker and John Schmitt

The Impact of the Housing Crash on Family Wealth
July 2008, Dean Baker and David Rosnick

The Housing Crash and the Retirement Prospects of Late Baby Boomers
June 2008, Dean Baker and David Rosnick

Ownership, Rental Costs and the Prospects of Building Home Equity
May 2008, Hye Jin Rho, Danilo Pelletiere and Dean Baker

Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets (Congressional Testimony)
April 2008, Dean Baker

Op-Eds & Columns

When You're in Jackson Hole, Stop Digging
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, August 18, 2008

After the Housing Bill: Time to Address Foreclosures
Dean Baker
Truthout, July 28, 2008

Fannie, Freddie and Minimum Wage
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, July 28, 2008

Paying for Fannie and Freddie's Mistakes
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, July 21, 2008

Statement on the Bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Dean Baker, July 16, 2008

Press Releases

More Substantial Stimulus and Policy Proposals Needed to Help Americans Weather the Recession
July 24, 2008

Housing Market Meltdown Will Cause Massive Losses in Household Wealth
July 9, 2008

Baby Boomers Face Massive Loss of Retirement Wealth Due to Housing Market Meltdown
June 24, 2008

New Bill Pushes for Greater Housing Security for Families Facing Foreclosure
May 22, 2008

Comparison of Ownership vs. Rental Costs in 100 U.S. Cities
May 8, 2008

Other Resources