Monthly Archives: June 2015
Reiss on EB-5 Green Card Reform
June 10, 2015
by David Reiss
GlobeSt.com quoted me in Congress Moves to Revamp EB-5. It reads in part, Last week Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and ranking member Senator Patrick Leahy introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and reform the EB-5 Regional Center program. This did … Continue reading
Read MoreWednesday’s Academic Roundup
by Shea Cunningham
Racial Discrepancy in Mortgage Interest Rates, by Ping Cheng, Zhenguo Lin, & Yingchun Liu, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Vol. 51, No. 1, 2015. House Prices, Local Demand, and Retail Prices, by Johannes Stroebel & Joseph Vavra, CEPR … Continue reading
Read MoreRapidly Rising Rents
June 9, 2015
by David Reiss
The Community Service Society has released its Fast Analysis of the 2014 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey which “analyzed just-released U.S. Census Bureau data from the 2014 version of its New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey, a survey of … Continue reading
Read MoreTuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up
by Serenna McCloud
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consumer advisory in the first regulatory action prompted by the results of its reverse mortgage report entitled A Closer Look at Reverse Mortgages. Advertisements often lead retirees to believe that reverse loan offers … Continue reading
Read MoreHousing, Out of Reach
June 8, 2015
by David Reiss
The National Low Income Housing Coalition has released Out of Reach 2015: Low Wages & HIgh Rents Lock Renters Out. The Introduction reads, Since its founding in 1974 by federal housing policy expert, Cushing Dolbeare, NLIHC has used data to … Continue reading
Read MoreMonday’s Adjudication Roundup
by Shea Cunningham
The United States Supreme Court held that Chapter 7 debtors cannot get rid of junior liens on underwater home loans under the bankruptcy code.
Read MoreDealing with Debt Collectors
June 5, 2015
by David Reiss
I was quoted by CreditCardGuide.com in Know Your Rights with Debt Collectors. It reads, in part, Regardless of how deep your financial troubles go, you are protected by state and federal law when it comes to how debt collectors can treat you. … Continue reading
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