Andrew Jakabovics

Associate Director for Housing and Economics

Andrew Jakabovics is the Associate Director for Housing and Economics. He works on a range of issues regarding housing finance, foreclosure prevention, and neighborhood stabilization, as well as other issues related to the role of housing in sustaining and growing the middle class. A recognized housing markets analyst, Jakabovics frequently appears on television and radio and in print, most often for his research on the current housing crisis and potential policy solutions. He has testified about his research before the Senate and House as well as several state legislatures. He remains active on several neighborhood stabilization and foreclosure prevention task forces and is a recognized expert on the Home Affordable Modification Program. He serves as a panelist on the monthly MacroMarkets Home Price Expectations Survey. Prior to joining American Progress, Jakabovics served as the research chief of staff for the MIT Center for Real Estate’s Housing Affordability Initiative and as a consultant for Robert Charles Lesser & Co., a national real estate advisory firm. In 2004, he founded a grassroots organization, Kiruv for Kerry, which conducted outreach to the Orthodox Jewish community, drafted position papers, and connected policy issues with Jewish principles. He has also lectured on the relationship of Jewish law to the modern, democratic state. Andrew holds degrees from Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Articles by Andrew Jakabovics

Now We’re Talking, June 29, 2010
Saving D.C. Homes from Foreclosure, June 22, 2010
Lending a Hand to Underwater Homeowners, April 14, 2010
Lending a Hand to Underwater Homeowners, April 14, 2010
A Welcome Foreclosure Plan, March 30, 2010
Slowing Price Declines Are Good News for FHA, February 25, 2010
An Untapped Source of Green Rental Homes , February 23, 2010
Fourth and Inches, January 28, 2010
Location, Location, Location, January 26, 2010
Meeting the Jobs Challenge, December 2, 2009
Modifying Modifications, November 30, 2009
Foreclosure Mediation in California, October 13, 2009
The Future of the Mortgage Market and the Housing Enterprises, October 8, 2009
The Future of the Mortgage Market and the Housing Enterprises, October 8, 2009
Unequal Opportunity Lenders? , September 15, 2009
Grading on a Curve, August 4, 2009
Are Mortgage Companies to Blame for Lack of Foreclosure Progress? , July 28, 2009
Called to the Carpet, July 28, 2009
CBO: Pollution Cuts Cost Little , June 22, 2009
It's Time We Talked, June 22, 2009
Don’t Hamper Mortgage Modifications, April 10, 2009
Recommendations for the Public-Private Investment Program, April 9, 2009
Examining the Making Home Affordable Program, March 19, 2009
Examining the Making Home Affordable Program, March 19, 2009
Sustainable Mortgage Modifications, March 16, 2009
At Last, Help for Homeowners, February 18, 2009
Bank Bailouts Done Right, February 6, 2009
Time to Upgrade Windows: New Green Jobs for the Construction Industry, December 16, 2008
Rescusing the American Economy: Mortgages Are Troubled Assets, November 18, 2008
Hank to Homeowners: Drop Dead, November 13, 2008
Housing Fundamentals, October 28, 2008
Passing the Rescue Package Isn’t Enough, October 3, 2008
Real Solutions to the Financial Crisis, September 25, 2008
Neither Fair Nor Effective, September 21, 2008
Learning from the Past, September 19, 2008
Another Predictable Black Monday, September 17, 2008
Crisis Averted but Unresolved, September 8, 2008
No End in Sight to Housing Slide, August 26, 2008
Raising the Roof to Provide a Floor, July 28, 2008
Ask the Expert: Is the Housing Crisis Over?, May 28, 2008
Bush’s Glass House on Bailing Out Mortgage Lenders, May 20, 2008
Myth vs. Fact: Helping Homeowners, May 20, 2008
New Housing Data Sobering, May 13, 2008
Jump-Starting Local Economies, May 7, 2008
Bailout Fantasies, May 2, 2008
New Housing Numbers Underscore the Need for Action, April 29, 2008
Shared Equity in Action: Recovery and Affordability Are Possible Amid the Crash in Housing Prices, April 9, 2008
Helping Homeowners: Congress Takes Big Step Forward, April 2, 2008
The Housing Crisis Hits New Lows, March 24, 2008
Finally Real Answers: Congress Moves on Housing Crisis, March 13, 2008
Tame the Global Liquidity Crisis: Congress Needs to Help Central Banks, March 11, 2008
HOPE NOW Needs Help: Housing Crisis Requires Federal Action, March 4, 2008
Still Lagging Behind: Latest Bush Housing Plan Too Little, Too Late, February 12, 2008
Quick Action For Housing Crisis: Market Indicators Are Tumbling, January 29, 2008
Too Big to Fail, Too Small to Fail: Bank of America's Telling Deal for Countrywide, January 11, 2008
Fun with Numbers, Housing Crunch Style, January 3, 2008
Throwing Homeowners a Lifeline, December 12, 2007
Throwing Homeowners a Lifeline, December 12, 2007
Finally, Action on Home Mortgages by Bush Administration and Congress, October 12, 2007
The Helping Hand Mirage, September 27, 2007
Wall Street’s Misplaced Exuberance: Interest Rate Cuts Won’t Help Homeowners, September 19, 2007
FDR Solves the Mortgage Crisis, September 14, 2007
It’s Not a Wonderful Life: Bush Misses Chance to Help Struggling Homeowners, August 31, 2007
Eye of a Housing Hurricane, August 27, 2007
Securing Decent Homes For All: The Ins and Outs of Housing Vouchers, July 11, 2007
Earth to Bernanke: Subprime Mortgage Crisis Could Spread to Other Homeowners, June 28, 2007
Rebuilding Homes and Lives: Progressive Options for Housing Policy Post-Katrina, October 14, 2005