September 3, 2015
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up
Corelogic’s recently released, Home Price Indicator (HPI) predicts that home prices will appreciate 4.7% from July 2015 to July 2016. MakeRoom’s campaign to bring attention to the millions of families who struggle to pay rent. Every first of the month, … Continue reading
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September 2, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
On the Cyclicity of Regional House Prices: New Evidence for U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Michael André Flor & Torben Klarl, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5471. How Mortgage Finance Affects the Urban Landscape, Sewin Chan, Andrew Haughwout & Joseph S. … Continue reading
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September 1, 2015
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up
Fannie Mae announced HomeReady – a new affordable lending product which will be rolled out later in the year. The program includes features designed to make it more flexible for lenders and buyers alike. For lenders Desktop Underwriter (DU) allows … Continue reading
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August 31, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Thornburg Mortgage Inc. Ch. 11 trustee wins $45 million against RBC Capital Markets LLC for seizing and miscalculating the value of some mortgage-backed securities from Thornburg in 2007. Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. will not be liable for $38 million … Continue reading
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August 28, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
According to the Family Outcomes Study conducted by HUD, Housing Choice Vouchers are critical in families maintaining housing. Children from homeless families that receive vouchers “are less likely to miss school, and they experience lower rates of hunger and domestic … Continue reading
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August 27, 2015
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up
Affordable Rental Housing A.C.T.I.O.N. (A Call to Invest in Our Neighborhooods) has released both a National Fact Sheet and State specific Fact Sheets on the impact of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Impact (LIHTC), which it characterizes the LIHTC … Continue reading
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August 26, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
The Effect of Economic Growth of a City on Its Neighboring Areas – Evidence from the US, T.M. Tonmoy Islam. Realigning Metrics of Economic Well-Being in Residential and Commercial Development Through Sustainable Land Use Planning, Blake Hudson, Washburn Law Journal, … Continue reading
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