Russell Roberts on Government Intervention in Housing

Russell Roberts of George Mason University, CafeHayek, and Econtalk wrote of series of Cafe Hayek posts on the various federal interventions in the housing market: Housing markets without the benefit of hindsight Fannie reaches its goals–sort of Zero Down! Fannie and Freddie’s other mission Section 8 Bill cared too Affordable equals “subprime” Calm down And don’t forget Andrew Cuomo Shiller and fundamentals The role of the CRA It’s not the CRA No money down, revisited Bear Stearns, the CRA, and Freddie Mac Stiglitz on the crisis

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