• The share of appraisal waivers for both GSEs combined for March 2026 stood at 28%, up from last month and down 21 ppts. from the series’ peak in March 2021. • The recent rise in waiver usage is ...

The China Global Investment Tracker is the most complete public record of the country’s investment and construction worldwide, with more than 4,300 transactions from 2005 through 2022.

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Be careful what you say on social media, no matter how rich, famous, and powerful you are. Your posts could come back to haunt you when a defendant contends you’re prosecuting him to exact retribution ...

The international committee responsible for the official scenarios that feed into climate modeling that are the basis for most projective climate research and the assessments of the Intergovernmental ...

This book argues that the Bradford X tax, developed by the late David Bradford, offers the best form of progressive consumption taxation. The X tax modifies the VAT, so that it no longer imposes a ...

While most Americans are dissatisfied with the direction of the country, they are optimistic about life in their communities and their ability to achieve the American dream. Most people say their ...

The American Enterprise Institute conducts original research on the world economy, US foreign policy and international security, and domestic political and social issues. AEI is dedicated to ...

Competition involving the Gulf states and Turkey in the Horn of Africa is exacerbating preexisting African conflicts and risking a regional proxy war on both sides of the Red Sea. A new era of ...

Housing has long been a cornerstone of the American dream and the nation’s economy, but a supply–demand imbalance has pushed the U.S. market into crisis, driving up prices and limiting workforce ...

Work has long been viewed as a critical pathway out of poverty. Therefore, it is important to understand the effects of federal safety-net programs—designed to alleviate poverty and promote economic ...

Originally posted in January, now re-posted….. From Benjamin Scafidi at The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice: America’s public schools are bloated with bureaucracy and skinny on results.