Economy

Bite-Sized Home Buying

If we could buy just part of a house, would that make home ownership more attractive to renters?

Earlier this week, Emily Badger posed a tough problem in our regular The Big Fix feature: Despite her awareness that home ownership is a riskier investment than ever, she's still frustrated by the limitations of renting:

New York University economics professor Andrew Caplin has one idea: What if you could buy just part of a house?