June 4, 2015
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up
National Association of Realtors reports April Pending home sales, up 1.3% – the strongest in 9 years. A joint study by the NYU Furman Center and Capital One Renting in America’s Largest Cities: National Affordable Rental Housing Landscape reveals a trend in all 11 … Continue reading
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June 3, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
The Boom, the Bust and the Future of Homeownership, by Stuart A. Gabriel & Stuart S. Rosenthal, Real Estate Economics, Vol. 43, Issue 2, pp. 334-374, 2015. Promoting ‘Inclusive Communities’: A Modified Approach to Disparate Impact Under the Fair Housing … Continue reading
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June 2, 2015
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Update
Mayor Bill De Blasio’s new 10 year plan for New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), entitled NexGeneration NYCHA, focuses on four goals to transform NYCHA: short-term financial stability and diversifying long-term funding; increased operational efficiency; rebuilding, expanding, and preserving the city’s public … Continue reading
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June 1, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
NY Federal Court ended the suit against US Bank and Bank of America brought by Blackrock and NCUA for failure to properly oversee residential mortgage-backed security trusts finding that most of the trusts fell under state law. Deutsche Bank, Morgan … Continue reading
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May 27, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
MERS Litigation — Brief of Amicus Curiae the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School and Law Professors in Support of the Appellee, by Max Weinstein, Melanie B. Leslie, David J. Reiss, Joseph William Singer & Rebecca Tushnet, Brooklyn Law … Continue reading
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May 22, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
HUD released “Effect of QAP Incentives on the Location of LIHTC Properties” which examined the patterns of Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) developments. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) releases its report on the status of the Community Development Capital … Continue reading
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May 20, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Rights at Risk in Privatized Public Housing, by Jaime Lee, Tulsa Law Review, Vol. 50, 2015, pp. 759-801. Making Firms Liable for Consumers’ Mistaken Beliefs: Theoretical Model and Empirical Applications to the U.S. Mortgage and Credit Card Markets, by Alexei … Continue reading
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