Title: Real estate and the financial crisis : how turmoil in the capital markets is restructuring real estate finance /
Authors: Downs, Anthony; Urban Land Institute.
Publisher: Urban Land Institute,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Real property United States.; Financial crises United States; Real estate investment United States Finance.; Housing United States Finance
Abstract: "This book explains what happened and why and takes a look at the long-term consequences. Included are public policy responses and the role of the Federal Reserve; additional policy recommendations for the commercial real estate and housing sectors; scenarios for what may occur and what the impacts will be; and a discussion of the new financial era to come."--Jacket.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: An Overview of the Financial Crisis -- The Financial Crisis and Housing Markets -- Subprime Lending and Housing Foreclosures -- The Financial Crisis and Commercial Property Markets -- The Basic Instability of U.S. Financial Markets -- Public Policy Responses to the Financial Crisis -- New Public Policies for Improving the Financial System -- Critical Near-Term Financial Questions and Scenarios.