Should government intervene in the housing market?

review.chicagobooth.edu | From Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the mortgage-interest tax deduction, the US federal government plays an enormous role in the country's housing market. But what effect is it having—and is there cause for it to be involved at all? Chicago Booth's Robert H. Topel and Eric Zwick discuss how government intervention affects prices, homeownership, home size, and more.

Hal WeitzmanUniversity of ChicagoBooth School of Business