September 23, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Green Cities? Urbanization, Trade and the Environment, Rainald Borck & Michael Pflüger, IZA Discussion Paper No. 9104. The Impact of Foreclosure Delay on U.S. Employment, Kyle F. Herkenhoff & Lee E. Ohanian, NBER Working Paper No. w21532. Are Bigger Companies … Continue reading
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September 22, 2015
Severely Cost-Burdened Renters
Enterprise Community Partners and the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University have issued a report, Projecting Trends in Severely Cost-Burdened Renters: 2015-2025. The report opens, At last measure in 2013, over one in four renters, or 11.2 million … Continue reading
September 22, 2015 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
September 21, 2015
Affordable Enough for NYC?
View image | gettyimages.com Real Affordability for All has released a report, Real Affordable Communities: Mayor Bill De Blasio and the Future of New York City. The report opens, Across the five boroughs, the affordability crisis is growing every … Continue reading
September 21, 2015 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
NY bankruptcy judge dismissed suit against DLA Piper for misappropriation of over $36 million in payments to cover mortgage-backed securities. The judge cited NY law that “prevents wrongdoers and their successors from pursuing claims that arise out of their own … Continue reading
September 21, 2015 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
September 18, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report, Affordable Rental Housing, which points out that there are initiatives on the state, local and federal level which address this issue, however they are not always well coordinated, often overlap, and … Continue reading
September 18, 2015 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
September 17, 2015
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-up
Corelogic’s Second Quarter U.S. Equity Report indicated that over three-quarters-of -a-million properties regained equity, while 4.4 million remain in negative equity over the same period. Aggregate negative equity fell $28 billion from $338 billion to $309 billion. According to Corelogic … Continue reading
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September 16, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Housing and Mortgages in Transition Economy, John E. Anderson. Underwriting Sustainable Homeownership: The Federal Housing Administration and the Low Down Payment Loan, David J. Reiss, Georgia Law Review, Forthcoming. Mortgage Refinancing, Consumer Spending, and Competition: Evidence from the Home Affordable … Continue reading
September 16, 2015 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
