There is still time to register! Join us today at 12.15 EST for a webinar and conversation about “The Last House on the Block” 🏡 #ethnography #urbanstudies #Detroit

Watch our @sjccorn.bsky.social discuss President Trump's proposal for a 50-year #mortgage and the state of #housing in our current economy with Washington Journal 📺: www.c-span.org/event/washin...

Tomorrow (11/14) @ 12:15 pm ET: A new book from our former postdoc @sjccorn.bsky.social examines whether gentrification is inevitable when white homesteaders come to one of the most depopulated neighborhoods in the country. @consumerfed.bsky.social www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/las...

the 50-year #mortgage is a distraction: today’s first-time homebuyers would still be paying until they are 90 (!), and lose out on the wealth-building potential of homeownership. A nonsense solution by an unserious regulator #FHFA

“More people are feeling forced to go #uninsured or underinsured because #homeowners’ #insurance has become so expensive.” @sjccorn.bsky.social

I’m starting my book tour at @literatibookstore.bsky.social tomorrow Wed 11/5 at 6.30pm. Join us to talk about #Detroit, housing, ethnography and my new book “The Last House on the Block!” More info literatibookstore.com/event/2025-1...

FHFA’s plans to lower affordable #housing goals ➡️ This means that up to 177,000 families could lose access to GSE-backed #mortgages! CFA is joined by 27 leading consumer, Civil Rights, and housing groups, urging #FHFA to reverse course

Housing counselors are the frontline workers who help people stay housed in the middle of our #HousingCrisis, but now they're one of the The Administration's many targets facing deep funding and staffing cuts. Learn more in our new blog by @sjccorn.bsky.social ⤵️ consumerfed.org/frontline-wo...

"Without #mortgages, families cannot become #homeowners, cash investors have free reign, and communities struggle to build wealth." @sjccorn.bsky.social @usatoday.com #MortgageDesert www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

NEW REPORT: “Mortgages remain scarce in too many places," said @sjccorn.bsky.social “From rural #Georgia to rural #Texas and from #Baltimore to #Detroit, without #mortgages, families cannot become #homeowners #MortgageDeserts

What are #FannieMae & #FreddieMac and what would it mean to end their #Conservatorship ? #AffordableHousing Learn more with CFA’s Fact Sheets: consumerfed.org/in_the_media... youtube.com/shorts/Zqno3...

“Buying a #house is already one of the most stressful purchases people will ever make. This bill is an important win for the #privacy of #homebuyers across the country." @sjccorn.bsky.social

“In many cases, it’s more expensive to have a low #CreditScore than to live in a high-risk area.” - @sjccorn.bsky.social @cplusc.bsky.social

“Your #CreditScore shouldn’t determine whether you can afford to #Insure your home.” @sjccorn.bsky.social Watch the full story here: www.azfamily.com/video/2025/0...

Housing markets =*local*! Ofc institutional single-family rental (SFR) investors aren't big % nationally, but own large % of (SFRs) in some metros: e.g., Atlanta: 25% Jacksonville: 22% Charlotte: 18% & b/c they target certain *parts* of metros, means even larger %s in many parts of these metros.

I’m not at @asanews this year, but guess who and what is? The wonderful Taylor and Guillermina posing with my book #LastHouse! If you are at #ASA2025 stop by at the Chicago press table to have a preview of this #Detroit ethnography on failed #gentrification!

The nation’s #Housing challenges are often framed within the context of cities, yet #rural communities also struggle to provide residents with high-quality, affordable #homes. Takeaways from eastern #Kentucky provide lessons for other states. @pewresearch.org @sjccorn.bsky.social

“We need more competition among #credit bureaus and an end to monopolistic practices to lower prices and improve accuracy," @sjccorn.bsky.social #mortgage

Of the 22.6 million #families who would end up with less resources under the reconciliation bill, more than half are at or below the #poverty level. New #research shows losses will far outweigh gains for the lowest income families. urbn.is/4l9JXwA

Important win. #Redlining is still illegal — and there is no take-backsies on legal settlements

Bottom line: Being a Dad is more expensive in Trump’s America. From golf equipment and grills to tools and lawnmowers, Trump's tariffs are making Dad's favorite items more expensive. We've broken down the price increases item by item 👇

“They’ve hollowed out the #CFPB & other #Housing Agencies… Federal oversight is not happening right now.” - Alys Cohen, @nclc4consumers.bsky.social

odd #housingadvocacy accomplishment of the month: got personally blocked by Bill Pulte, our nation’s top #housing regulator at FHFA (appointed by 🌮 and who communicates all policy through X…)

In 2024, #FHLBanks paid 31 executives more than $1 million each in compensation. Lavish spending on compensation and salaries is not going to help solve America’s #HousingCrisis @sjccorn.bsky.social Learn more in our latest blog ⤵️ consumerfed.org/a-government...

“A lot of people are living on the edge, where a #storm happens, and they can lose everything,” @sjccorn.bsky.social said. “This is not just important for #homeowners and families in St. Louis, it's a national problem too.” #stlouistornado

"Our #insurance crisis is increasingly also a #housing crisis. These are not separate." @sjccorn.bsky.social

There is a lot of talk about our #housingcrisis, but what is the Administration actually doing? Recent actions at #HUD and #FHFA are making #housing affordability and access worse, not better. Read our letter below 👇🏠

Why is our nation’s top housing regulator #FHFA blaming consumers for our #housing crisis? It’s a distraction to sidestep real solutions. Read my new Op-Ed here: www.americanbanker.com/opinion/blam...

Drawing on a case study from Eastern #Kentucky, our new report looks at today’s #HousingCrisis in #Rural areas, with a focus on low-income #homeownership By @sjccorn.bsky.social Learn More: consumerfed.org/reports/rura...

New England is fighting back 🔥 Join me and my fellow Dem AGs here in Boston for a Town Hall at IBEW 103 to talk about what's at stake for New England and the road ahead. 📆 Friday, May 16th ⏰ Doors open at 6PM 📍 IBEW Local 103, Boston, MA 🎫 RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/new-englan...

it’s getting real: I’m reading the book proofs of the Last House on the Block! This #ethnography is about failed #gentrification and struggles to maintain a home and community after #urbandecline. Available for pre-order: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Wonder what our #housingcrisis looks like in poor, #rural communities? I went to Eastern #Kentucky to learn more — find out in our new report 👇🌄

the most vulnerable communities are usually the last to benefit from an economic upswing, and the first to be hit during downturns. The prospect of extensive federal program cuts will only make this dynamic worse (ranging from section 8 #housing support and #FEMA cuts to opioid crisis funding cuts)

“Hundreds of thousands of consumers file complaints each year with the CFPB over big mistakes and other problems with their credit reports." The #CFPB "has terminated almost all of the people who handle complaints." @chichiwu.bsky.social #ProtectConsumers #HandsOffCFPB www.nclc.org/u-s-district...

Donald Trump and Elon Musk's latest attacking on working people? Laying off nearly the CFPB's entire staff and effectively gutting the agency whose entire job is to protect Americans from getting ripped off by big corporations. We cannot and will not stand for this.

“Americans have repeatedly expressed strong #bipartisan support for the #CFPB." @adamrust.bsky.social. "These mass #layoffs provide a blueprint for would-be cheats and lawbreakers about which laws they can violate without being held accountable." @erinwitte-cfa.bsky.social

really important topic! 80% of all buyers with a FHA #mortgage are first-time homebuyers— cutting this off, means millions will see their American Dream of #homeownership out of reach!

my #book has a cover! The Last House on the Block will come out in Nov 2025, read more here: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

“ @cortezmasto.senate.gov has shown great leadership by pursuing reforms of the #FHLBanks for the American people." @sjccorn.bsky.social "Expanded #AffordableHousing programs will help build more housing and help more Americans become #homeowners."

how many millionaires does it take to run a government-sponsored #banking system meant to support #housing? Find out in my new blog 👇

finally decided: won’t attend UAA (Urban Affairs As.) in Vancouver next week. Sad to miss Canada and friends, but as an international in US don’t want to leave the country right now. Hoping to organize #networking fun in DC later this Spring and present my rural #homeownership research elsewhere 💙🏠

as housing materials and construction costs go up, ALL homeowners can expect to see home #insurance rates go up — as insurers link it to the costs of repairs

Donald Trump's tariffs are a $3,800-a-year tax on your family. Everything you buy – from coffee, to cars, to clothes – is about to get a lot more expensive.

I’m here for all the penguin content today

Brand-new report out today: homeowners #insurance premiums went up by 24% in just three years — #homeowners anywhere from Utah to Illinois are impacted. This is not a regional or coastal crisis, but truly a national issue! 🏡💵

Rumeysa Ozturk must not be deported. You can't kidnap someone off the street for their political views — this isn't Moscow. She has every right to speak her mind. I've contacted the Administration. I want answers.

Wondering what’s going on with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Who doesn’t? Come join our panel at 11am at @justeconomy.bsky.social!

On Thurs, come see @sjccorn.bsky.social present with our partners on the panel "The GSEs: Legislative & Regulatory Outlook for 2025" at the @justeconomy.bsky.social 2025 #JustEconomy conference! 📅 Thursday, March 27 | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM 📍 Washington Hilton Hotel www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Whatever type of bad day you are having, I hope its not 'texted highly classified war plans to the editor of the Atlantic' bad.

Tomorrow (Tues, March 25) @ 2pm ET: What is the divergence between US housing policy and environmental policy, and how has it contributed to disparities in exposure to climate impacts? Our @carlosonhousing.bsky.social will discuss areas for potential synergies. mailchi.mp/harvard/clim...