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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

September 25, 2015

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Authorities partnered with NGOs to create “Community and Supportive Services” Programs (CSS) under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE VI) grants for public housing redevelopment. A study analyzed the programs in … Continue reading

September 23, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

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

September 22, 2015

Severely Cost-Burdened Renters

By David Reiss

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 21, 2015

Affordable Enough for NYC?

By David Reiss

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

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

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 18, 2015

Friday’s Government Reports

By Serenna McCloud

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 17, 2015

Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-up

By Serenna McCloud

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