November 5, 2015
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up
The Center for American Progress has released a report The Uneven Housing Recovery which includes an interactive map the report analyzes the problem of negative equity, which grew out of the financial crisis and concludes that the lack of recovery … Continue reading
November 5, 2015 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
November 4, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
2015 Trying Times: Important Lessons to Be Learned from Recent Federal Tax Cases, Nancy A. McLaughlin & Stephen J. Small, Presented at Land Trust Alliance Rally 2015, Sacramento, CA, Friday October 9, 2015. Do People Shape Cities, or Do Cities … Continue reading
November 4, 2015 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
November 3, 2015
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up
A Joint Release of a Final Swap Margin rule by the Farm Credit Administration (FCA), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the Federal Reserve, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), “establishes … Continue reading
November 3, 2015 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
November 2, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Federal judge grants the SEC request for appointment of a receiver for the $136 million EB-5 fraud case involving Path America LLC and its two subsidiaries to monitor the companies to ensure their assets are not lost during the proceedings. … Continue reading
November 2, 2015 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
October 28, 2015
California Dreamin’ of Affordable Housing
Yesterday, I blogged about the affordable housing crisis in New York City. Today, I look at a report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, How Housing Vouchers Can Help Address California’s Rental Crisis. It opens, California’s severe shortage … Continue reading
October 28, 2015 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Foiled by the Banks? How a Lender’s Decision May Support or Undermine a Jurisdiction’s Environmental Policies that Promote Green Buildings, Darren A. Prum, Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law, 2015, Forthcoming. The Numerus Clausus Principle, Property Customs, and the … Continue reading
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October 27, 2015
Primer on NYC Affordability Crisis
Enterprise has released a report, 2015 New York City Housing Security Profile and Affordability Housing Gap Analysis. Its conclusions are not shocking, but they are sobering: Of 2 million renter households in New York City, nearly 640,000 are low-income and … Continue reading
October 27, 2015 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
