John Ligon

Contributor

John Ligon focuses his research on dynamic economic modeling of federal public policy as a senior policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis. His policy research and writing analyzes the economic effects of federal tax, energy, regulatory, housing and housing finance policies. Read his research.

Follow on
JohnLairdLigon

LATEST

  • opinion

    Federal Mortgage Down Payment Assistance Puts Taxpayers at Greater Risk

    John Ligon | Norbert Michel
    In January 2017, the Obama administration decided to reduce the mortgage insurance premiums charged by the Federal Housing Administration. Fortunately, after taking office later that month, the Trump administration immediately decided to reverse this decision in order to restore some semblance of financial sanity to the agency’s single-family housing mortgage insurance fund. Under the leadership…
    View More
  • opinion

    Private Capital, Not Crony Government Housing Trust Funds, Should Finance Housing Markets

     John Ligon | Norbert Michel
  • opinion

    Undoing the Federal Government’s Reverse Mortgage Fiasco

     John Ligon
  • opinion

    Federal Housing Administration Should Not Terminate Mortgage Insurance Premiums

     John Ligon | Norbert Michel
  • opinion

    Federal Taxpayers Should Not Cover Guarantees in Any Future Mortgage-Backed Securities Market

     John Ligon
  • opinion

    This Senate Effort Could Lead to Another Housing Bubble

     John Ligon | Norbert Michel
  • opinion

    Fannie Mae Should Rethink Its Plans to Expand Role in Housing Finance Sector

     John Ligon
  • opinion

    Why Shoring Up Fannie and Freddie Would Hurt the Housing Market

     John Ligon
  • opinion

    It’s Time to Denationalize the US Reverse Mortgage Market

     John Ligon
  • opinion

    This Harmful Housing Rule Deserves to Be Overturned by Congress

     Norbert Michel | John Ligon
  • opinion

    Regulation Is Holding Back a Real Housing Recovery

     John Ligon
  • opinion

    How the Government Held Back a Real Housing Market Recovery in 2015

     John Ligon
  • opinion

    Are We Headed Toward Another Housing Crisis? What Hasn’t Changed Enough.

     John Ligon | Max Lies
  • opinion

    Why the Government Can’t Resist the ‘Affordable’ Housing Game

     John Ligon
  • opinion

    Are Fannie and Freddie Here to Stay?

     John Ligon | Christa Deneault
  • opinion

    The Government Is Definitely Back in the ‘Affordable Housing’ Game

     John Ligon | Mitchell Tu
VIEW ALL LATEST NEWS