Monthly Archives: March 2016
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
March 4, 2016
by Shea Cunningham
The S. Department of Commerce found that in January 2016, the sale of single-family homes decreased by 9.2 percent from a 10-month high. However, most believe that the housing market remains stable.
Read MoreThe State of Moderate-Income Housing
March 3, 2016
by David Reiss
The Center for Housing Policy’s most recent issue of Housing Landscape gives its 2016 Annual Look at The Housing Affordability Challenges of America’s Working Households (my discussion of the Center’s 2015 report is here). it opens, Millions of working households face big challenges in … Continue reading
Read MoreThursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
by Shea Cunningham
The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies released 2016 Update on Homeownership Wealth Trajectories through the Housing Boom and Bust, which it had originally released in 2013. “It examines the goals of homeownership and lessons from the housing crisis.” The … Continue reading
Read MoreHillary’s Housing Agenda
March 2, 2016
by David Reiss
Hillary Clinton’s housing policy platform is included in her Breaking Every Barrier Agenda. I quote the key passages below and provide my two cents on them. Overall, the proposals strike me as reasonable, progressive ones. Support families as they save for sustainable … Continue reading
Read MoreWednesday’s Academic Roundup
by Shea Cunningham
Buying Happiness: Property, Acquisition, & Subjective Well-Being, David Fagundes. Growth and Volatility of Micro Statistical Areas in the U.S., Bienvenido S. Cortes, Michael Davidsson & Michael McKinnis, The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, v. 9(4), pg. 89–102, 2015. … Continue reading
Read MoreYour Neighbor’s Dog
March 1, 2016
by David Reiss
Realtor.com quoted me in Salma Hayek’s Dog Shot by Neighbor: Was He Right? It reads, in part, Actress Salma Hayek is mourning the death of her dog Mozart—a dog she nurtured from birth, according to her Instagram post. The 9-year-old pooch, a Belgian Malinois, … Continue reading
Read MoreTuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
by Shea Cunningham
HUD is making $40 million in grants to supports housing counseling organizations across the country to enable them to assist low- and moderate-income families. Los Angeles County has approved a comprehensive plan to fight homelessness, which includes a $2 billion … Continue reading
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