At this event, our panel of experts will share their thoughts on Bubble Trouble.

Government housing policies and the toxic mortgages they spawned were the sine qua non of the financial crisis.

In less than twenty-five years, government “affordable housing” and other housing policies have turned a healthy market into a financial ruin. Until Fannie and Freddie’s market dominance and the government’s role in the housing finance system are substantially reduced or eliminated, the United States will continue to have an inferior and unstable housing market.

It's always painful to take on the myths and ideological narratives of the left. The pundits of the liberal (excuse me, "progressive") media make a pretense of listening to reason, but when their views are challenged, they become abusive.

Longstanding policies that were intended to promote confidence in the independence of regulatory decision-making have now been wiped away by the Dodd-Frank act, which has in effect placed all the financial regulators under the direction of the Treasury secretary.

Unlike in the United States, any losses from property market lending are likely to be absorbed by the state. And they will be done so in a manner that will not impair the Chinese banking system's ability to extend credit as was the case in the United States.

The Dodd-Frank Act needs significant amendment, so that it applies quality standards to FHA and other government agencies.

In the latest AEI Financial Services Outlook, AEI scholar Peter Wallison, who served as a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, explains that we are beginning to see the outlines of the housing finance system envisaged by the new Dodd-Frank Act (DFA).