Monthly Archives: March 2016
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
March 15, 2016
by Shea Cunningham
HUD released list of grants for 6,400 homeless housing and service programs worth $1.6 billion to address housing and support services for homeless individuals and families. HUD is considering new rule that would address over-income tenants in public housing, where … Continue reading
Read MoreFinal Accounting for National Mortgage Settlement
March 14, 2016
by David Reiss
Joseph Smith, the Monitor of the National Mortgage Settlement, has issued his Final Compliance Update. He writes, I have filed a set of five compliance reports with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia as Monitor of the … Continue reading
Read MoreMonday’s Adjudication Roundup
by Shea Cunningham
The Second Circuit threw out the district court’s ruling that an insurer did not improperly deny coverage to a couple whose house collapsed because it claimed that the district court judge misconstrued a clause in the policy. Quicken Loans filed … Continue reading
Read MoreSilicon Valley’s Housing Crisis
March 11, 2016
by David Reiss
Realtor.com quoted me in Could There Really Be Relief Ahead for Silicon Valley’s Housing Crisis? It opens, Finally! A glimmer of hope has appeared in Silicon Valley’s housing crisis. Amid gloomy and downright terrifying stories about astronomical home prices and tighter-than-tight inventories … Continue reading
Read MoreFriday’s Government Reports Roundup
by Shea Cunningham
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its Family Options Study, which looked at permanent housing subsidies, project-based transitional housing, and community-based rapid rehousing for their impacts on housing interventions. The U.S. Labor Department found that in February … Continue reading
Read MoreRisky Rent-to-Own
March 10, 2016
by David Reiss
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review quoted me in Rent-to-Own Option for Home Shoppers Rife with Pitfalls, Experts Caution. It opens, Finding the right rental house was more difficult than Phyllis Lombardi anticipated. “It’s hard to find a big enough house that allows pets, … Continue reading
Read MoreThursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
by Shea Cunningham
The National Housing conference (NHC) released report on anchor institutions finding that they offer support to communities and economic development, such as job opportunities, resources, and goods and services. The Center for American Progress released a report finding that discrimination … Continue reading
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