"Time to Introduce Minimum Downpayments for Mortgages"

© The Financial Times Economists' Forum, August 2010

Publication type: Web-only article

Research Archive Topic: Business Economics and Public Policy, Corporate Finance

Abstract

It is time to tackle the systemic flaw in housing policy — reliance on leverage — and introduce minimum downpayment regulations for all homebuyers, writes Charles W. Calomiris.

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