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Why Housing Became Unaffordable: NYU Stern's Daniel Greenwald

Aug 11, 2026 · 52 min · 12 segments

Why has housing become so unaffordable, and who actually benefits when interest rates fall? Daniel Greenwald, Professor of Finance at NYU Stern, joins Aryaman Varma to explain the hidden financial…

Why has housing become so unaffordable, and who actually benefits when interest rates fall? Daniel Greenwald, Professor of Finance at NYU Stern, joins Aryaman Varma to explain the hidden financial forces shaping house prices, mortgages, corporate borrowing and wealth inequality.

Why has housing become so unaffordable, and who actually benefits when interest rates fall? Daniel Greenwald, Professor of Finance at NYU Stern, joins Aryaman Varma to explain the hidden financial…

Speakers: Daniel GreenwaldGuestAryaman VarmaHost

Top entities: New York University×9 Government National Mortgage Association×4 Aryaman Munish Varma×5 Fannie Mae×4 Benjamin M. Friedman×2

New York UniversityCollege or UniversityPrivate university in New York
97%9 mentions
Government National Mortgage AssociationCompanyCorporation
91%4 mentions
Aryaman Munish VarmaPerson
84%5 mentions
Fannie MaeCompanyFinance company
78%4 mentions
Benjamin M. FriedmanPersonAmerican political economist
72%2 mentions
Freddie MacCompanyFinance company
66%4 mentions
United StatesCountryCountry in North America
59%8 mentions
Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkGovernment OrganizationCentral bank
50%2 mentions
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCollege or UniversityPrivate university in Cambridge, Massachusetts
50%2 mentions
National Bureau of Economic ResearchCompanyNonprofit
41%4 mentions
Thomas PhilipponPersonFrench economist
34%1 mention
Wall StreetTourist AttractionStreet in New York
28%1 mention
Survey of Consumer FinancesEntity
22%1 mention
Dodd–Frank ActBook
16%2 mentions
Thomas PikettyPersonFrench economist and professor
9%1 mention
New York University Stern School of BusinessEntityBusiness school in New York
3%1 mention

Mortgage CreditEconomics > Macroeconomics > Credit Cycles
Debt-to-Income Lending ConstraintsEconomics > Macroeconomics > Credit Cycles > Mortgage Credit
Housing FinanceReal Estate > Housing Markets
Mortgage UnderwritingReal Estate > Housing Markets > Housing Finance
Distressed DebtFinance > Fixed Income > Corporate Credit
Asset PricingEconomics > Monetary Economics > Interest Rates
Mortgage Market RegulationGovernment > Financial Regulation
Automated UnderwritingGovernment > Financial Regulation > Mortgage Market Regulation
Systemic Housing Boom-Bust RiskGovernment > Financial Regulation > Mortgage Market Regulation > Automated Underwriting
MacroeconomicsEconomics
Interest RatesEconomics > Monetary Economics
Financial RegulationGovernment
Housing MarketsReal Estate
Monetary EconomicsEconomics
Fixed IncomeFinance
Credit CyclesEconomics > Macroeconomics
Corporate CreditFinance > Fixed Income
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