Affordable Housing Institute : US

From the New York Times (subscription may be required) comes this blackly humorous little tale of grownups behaving badly — internecine warfare among the high-rise high-livers:
 
Neighbors thrown together by financial happenstance or the luck of the real estate market are sometimes shocked to find themselves acting out childhood angst and rivalries at the condo or […]

Fannie Mae Foundation scholar and AHI affiliate Dr. Zhong Yi Tong — congratulations, Zhong Yi! — has released his landmark study, Washington DC’s First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit (Adobe; read the executive summary and press release; Adobe) on the economic effects of the Washington DC first-time home buyer tax credits.  Although the DC home buyer […]

As part of its penance, to quell the sound bites, and to improve its governance, Fannie Mae has moved to restructure its system of executive compensation:
 
In an announcement after the stock market closed, the troubled company said its board of directors decided Thursday [March 11, Ed.] that senior executives would be compensated instead based […]

As usual, and except for its predictable headline (told you so!), the Economist (subscription required) has a useful take on Paul Wolfowitz’s nomination to head the World Bank:
 
The appointment of Mr. Wolfowitz at least shows that the Bush team takes the World Bank seriously. Mr. Wolfowitz may be controversial, but he is certainly no lightweight—and […]

Last week, a great lady died … and though her role was ‘only’ in affordable housing, even the Washington Post took note:
 
She remained a tireless, fair-minded voice throughout the country and on Capitol Hill for millions of Americans who had difficulty finding affordable places to live.  Known for her ability to unite seemingly disparate […]