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August 6, 2015

Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up

MakeRoom’s campaign to bring awareness to the housing affordability concert by arranging concerts on the first (when rent is due) in the homes of families struggling to pay the rent. On August 1st Nashville an single mom, Marlene and her family were … Continue reading →

August 5, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

The Impact of the Home Valuation Code of Conduct on Appraisal and Mortgage Outcomes, Lei Ding & Leonard I. Nakamura, FRB of Philadelphia Working Paper No. 15-28. Financial Literacy and Mortgage Credit: Evidence from the Recent Mortgage Market Crisis, Xudong … Continue reading →

August 4, 2015

Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio recently unveiled an Inclusionary Housing Program which allows developers to build beyond existing restrictions if they create permanent affordable units, this is one of the most aggressive programs in the country – as many as … Continue reading →

August 3, 2015

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

The Third Circuit upholds class certification in case against PNC Bank NA, in which individuals are alleging the bank participated in an illegal home equity lending scheme. Residential Credit Solutions Inc., a mortgage servicing company, will pay $1.6 million in … Continue reading →

July 31, 2015

Rapid Growth for Property Managers

Buildium.com quoted me in Can Rapid Growth Endanger Your Business? It reads, in part, For property managers, the prospect of rapid growth can be thrilling. You lease the units in your first building, fill vacancies quickly, add services that let you charge … Continue reading →

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research released paper, which describes its “Bridge to Family Self-Sufficiency” Program. The program is intended to determine if low-income families in public housing improve their overall stability, with the right support. HUD released public, … Continue reading →

July 30, 2015

Thursday’s Advocacy & Think-Tank Round-Up

Enterprise Community Partner’s and other affordable housing advocates have launched #CapsHurtCommunities, a campaign to raise spending caps imposed and restore critical funding. They are urging organizations and concerned citizens to reach out to Congress while the members on recess – asking them to … Continue reading →