The State Of The Nations Housing Market

The state of the nation's housing market: hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, on examining the state of the nation's housing market and its effect on the U.S. economy and American citizens, October 20, 2009.

The state of the nation's housing market: hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, on examining the state of the nation's housing market and its effect on the U.S. economy and American citizens, October 20, 2009.

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Based on the work of Karl "Chip" Case, who is renowned for his scientific contributions to the economics of housing and public policy, this is a must read during a time of restructuring our nation's system of housing finance.