Sarah Stein
Senior Advisersarah.stein@atl.frb.org
Areas of Expertise: Affordable housing and neighborhood stabilization
sarah.stein@atl.frb.org
Areas of Expertise: Affordable housing and neighborhood stabilization
sarah.stein@atl.frb.org
Areas of Expertise: Affordable housing and neighborhood stabilization
Sarah Stein is a senior adviser on affordable housing and neighborhood stabilization on the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Community and Economic Development team. Prior to joining the Atlanta Fed, Stein was an attorney representing seniors and low-income Atlantans on housing matters with Atlanta Legal Aid. There, she spearheaded the Generational Poverty Law Project, developing educational and clinical programming to address long-term homeowner displacement and to help low-income families build generational wealth. She has legal expertise in the areas of fair housing, residential real estate finance, property law, property tax, estate and probate matters, and affordable housing. Previously, Stein was a research fellow with Emory University. Stein holds a JD degree from the Emory University School of Law and an MA from the Emory University Laney Graduate School. She earned her BA in modern studies at the University of Virginia.
Articles
Ann Carpenter and Sarah Stein. "New Action Fortifies Protections for Vulnerable Homebuyers" Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Partners Update (November 19, 2024).
Grace Meagher, Anthony Tringali, Pearse Haley, and Sarah Stein. "Did Pandemic-Era Aid Programs Stabilize Southeastern Renters?" Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Partners Update (November 17, 2023).
Sarah Stein, Pearse Haley, and Grace Meagher. "Sheltering in Place? A Closer Look at Pandemic Rental Instability in Six Southeastern States." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Discussion Papers (October 17, 2023).
Elias Ilin, Sarah Stein, Edgar Reyes, and Grace Meagher. "Keeping Up with Rent: Recent Rent Hikes and Their Impact on Affordability Standards." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Partners Update (March 28, 2023).
Sarah Stein, Dontá Council, and Grace Meagher. "Emergency Rental Assistance Insights from the Southeast." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Partners Update (September 2, 2022).
Thomas W. Mitchell, Sarah Stein, and Ann Carpenter. "Expansion of New Law in Southeast May Stave Off Black Land Loss." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Partners Update (COVID-19 Publications 2020).
Sarah Stein and Nisha Sutaria. "Housing Policy Impact: Federal Eviction Protection Coverage and the Need for Better Data." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Partners Update (COVID-19 Publications 2020).
Brittany Birken, Ann Carpenter, Karen Leone de Nie, Sameera Fazili, Mary Hirt, David A. Jackson, Sarah Miller, Patrick Pontius, Julie Siwicki, Sarah Stein, Nisha Sutaria, and Janelle Williams. “Tackling the Unknown Together: Community Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Partners Update (March/April 2020).
Blog Posts
2020
Jessica Dill, Sarah Stein, Carl Hudson, and Nisha Sutaria. "Assessing the Size and Spread of Vulnerable Renter Households in the Southeast," Real Estate Research. October 14, 2020.
Podcast Episodes 
2024
Sarah Stein. "'It's Important to Understand How These Communities Are Faring': Discussing Rental Instability in the Southeast." Economy Matters podcast. February 29, 2024.