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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

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

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

The Cost of Maintaining Ownership in the Current Crisis
April 2008, Dean Baker, Danilo Pelletiere and Hye Jin Rho

Subprime Rescue Plans: Backdoor Bank Bailouts
March 2008, Dean Baker

Midsummer Meltdown: Prospects for the Stock and Housing Markets
August 2007, Dean Baker

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Op-Eds & Columns

The Meltdown Lowdown (No. 6)
Dean Baker
TAP (The American Prospect) Online, May 15, 2008

Wrong Then, Wrong Again
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, May 12, 2008

Three Things that Won't Help the Foreclosure Crisis
Liz Chimienti and Dean Baker
Truthout, May 8, 2008

The Meltdown Lowdown (No. 5)
Dean Baker
TAP (The American Prospect) Online, May 8, 2008

Some Green Ideas to Get the Economy Moving
April 22, 2008

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Press Releases

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

Comparison of Ownership vs. Rental Costs Demonstrates that Rental Options Should Be a Consideration
April 3, 2008

Lower Health and Housing Inflation Leave Overall and Core CPI Flat in February
March 14, 2008 (Prices Byte)

Foreclosure Plans Benefit Banks, But Do Little for Homeowners
March 4, 2008

Price Tumble Accelerates, Home Ownership Plunges
January 30, 2008 (Housing Market Monitor)

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Other Resources

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Housing Cost Calculator
Compare the cost of owning a home relative to renting for a potential new homeowner.

Inequality Matters

Inequality Matters:
The Growing Economic Divide in America and Its Poisonous Consequences

with chapter co-authored by Heather Boushey
(2006)

 

Reclaiming Development

Reclaiming Development:
An Economic Policy Handbook for Activists and Policymakers
by Ha-Joon Chang and Ilene Grabel
(2004)