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Four obstacles to housing finance reform

The Obama Administration's recent proposals to wind down the government-owned institutions of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and create a market in which private businesses are the primary source of mortgage finance are laudable. But there are four key obstacles that will need to be addressed.

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