Housing
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 6737, Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018
As passed by the House of Representatives on September 26, 2018
- Report
Accounting for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the Federal Budget
CBO examines how federal control affects the GSEs’ budgetary treatment and describes how different accounting approaches affect estimates of the costs of the GSEs and of potential policy changes.
- Report
Transitioning to Alternative Structures for Housing Finance: An Update
CBO analyzes four alternative structures for the secondary mortgage market, in which the government would play varying roles in guaranteeing mortgage-backed securities, and provides estimates of federal costs under each approach.
- Report
How CBO Produces Fair-Value Estimates of the Cost of Federal Credit Programs: A Primer
In this primer, CBO discusses the methodological differences between the FCRA and fair-value approaches and how those differences affect estimates of the cost of federal credit programs.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 5953, BUILD Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 14, 2018
- Report
Fair-Value Estimates of the Cost of Federal Credit Programs in 2019
Using FCRA procedures, CBO estimates that new loans and loan guarantees issued in 2019 would result in savings of $37.4 billion. But using fair-value procedures, CBO estimates that they would have a lifetime cost of $37.9 billion.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 5793, Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 22, 2018
- Report
Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing on The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2018 to 2028 Conducted by the Senate Budget Committee
The Senate Budget Committee convened a hearing at which Director Keith Hall testified about The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2018 to 2028. This document provides CBO’s answers to questions submitted for the record.
- Report
The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2018 to 2028
In CBO’s projections, the economy grows relatively quickly this year and next and then more slowly in the following several years. The federal budget deficit rises substantially, boosting federal debt to nearly 100 percent of GDP by 2028.
- Cost Estimate
Rules Committee Print 115-66, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
CBO Estimate for Rules Committee Print 115-66, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018