Southwest Public Policy Institute
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Press Release
SPPI Appoints Tim Eichenberg and Archana Pandey to Board of Directors
Public finance veteran and fintech operations leader join Institute’s leadership team to advance economic opportunity.
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Op-Ed
Mortgage rates just fell below a crucial psychological threshold
The difference from a 6 percent rate is tiny, but the appeal to customers is big.
Originally published inThe Washington Post
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In the News
Zachary Fort Featured in National Public Lands Debate
Media coverage highlights SPPI Vice Chairman Zachary Fort’s leadership and policy engagement during debate over Bureau of Land Management nomination.
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Policy Brief
Housing Shock: The Cost of Investor Ownership Bans
A prohibition on institutional investors could destabilize housing markets, but a targeted exemption can protect homeowners and renters.
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Policy Brief
When Silence Speaks: The Optics of Editorial Conflict
A statistical coverage disparity raises transparency questions at the Financial Times.
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Policy Brief
Rural Medicare Advantage Customers See Decreased Options
As the December 7 Medicare Open Enrollment deadline approaches, rural seniors face shrinking coverage options as major insurers scale back Medicare Advantage plans nationwide.
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Op-Ed
Stablecoin Rewards Are the Shortcut to Financial Trouble
Why should Congress uphold the GENIUS Act’s ban on stablecoin rewards to prevent digital money from becoming digital debt?
Originally published inRealClearMarkets
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Policy Brief
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Reply Is the Real Joke
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s slow, self-serving defense of the 30-year mortgage proves that lifetime debt, not homeownership, is the product they’re really selling.
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Op-Ed
The first of its kind? A tribally owned professional sports team
Jeff Tucker is right about one thing: New Mexico needs to think big. His recent call for a billion-dollar NBA arena in Albuquerque is exactly the kind of visionary thinking our state has lacked for decades.…
Originally published inAlbuquerque Journal