| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Housing issues, laws and programs
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Housing, issues, laws and programs series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. An Overview of the Housing Finance System in the United States / Sean M. Hoskins, Katie Jones and N. Eric Weiss -- Chapter 2. Transitioning to Alternative Structures for Housing Finance / David Toregrosa -- Index. |
| Summary |
When making a decision about housing, a household must choose between renting and owning. Multiple factors, such as a household's financial status and expectations about the future, will influence the decision. Few that decide to purchase a home have the necessary savings or available financial resources to make the purchase on their own. Most need to take out a loan. A loan that uses real estate as collateral is typically referred to as a mortgage. This book serves as a primer that explains how the system of housing finance works. This book also examines various mechanisms that policy-makers. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Housing -- Finance.
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Housing -- Finance. |
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Mortgages.
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Mortgages. |
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Secondary mortgage market.
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mortgages. |
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Secondary mortgage market. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance. |
| Added Author |
Mitchell, Sally G., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Housing finance and the secondary mortgage market New York : Nova Publishers, [2015] 9781634828772 (DLC) 2015460378 |
| ISBN |
9781634828789 (ebook) |
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163482878X |
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1634828771 |
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9781634828772 |
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