December 24, 2015
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up
The National Association of Realtors (NAR)’s Existing Home Sales (EHS) (completed transactions). EHS fell 10.5% from October and 3.8% from last November. NAR believes this precipitous decline is not due to any decrease in demand but, rather, tight inventory and the … Continue reading
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December 23, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Real Estate Price Indices and Price Dynamics: An Overview from an Investment Perspective, David Geltner, Annual Review of Financial Economics, Vol .7, pp. 615–633, 2015. Migration and Housing Price Effects of Place-Based College Scholarships, Timothy J. Bartik & Nathan Sotherland, … Continue reading
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Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up
Congress has finally passed the much awaited Tax extender’s legislation, H.R 2029 The Consolidated Appropriations Act, included is a win for affordable housing advocates – the nine percent minimum Low Income Housing Tax Credit was made permanent. The Federal Housing … Continue reading
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December 21, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Class action suit filed against JPMorgan for alleged illegal demand of payment from junior mortgage holders who’s senior mortgages had been foreclosed. The class claims that JPMorgan’s demands violated several California laws. PHH Corp. urges the DC Circuit to vacate … Continue reading
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December 18, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
HUD, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor released “Veterans Homelessness Prevention Demonstration (VHPD) Evaluation Final Report” evaluating a program designed by Silber & Associates and the Urban Institute. CFPB released report on student loan financing finding … Continue reading
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December 17, 2015
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up
The Center for American Progress (CAP) has released An Opportunity Agenda for Renters in which it laments its finding that where one lives determines such things as income, mobility and education. In order to address these stubborn patterns CAP recommends a two … Continue reading
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December 15, 2015
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released a tool to measure financial well being, it is a scale of ten questions which financial educators can use to gauge financial well being more precisely and it builds off of the … Continue reading
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