January 19, 2018
Understanding Homeownership
The Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute released its House Finance at a Glance Chartbook for December. It states that financial education “can help reduce barriers to homeownership.” As I argue below, I do not think that … Continue reading
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January 27, 2016
Failure to Refinance
Benjamin Keys, Devin Pope and Jaren Pope have recently had their Failure to Refinance paper accepted in the Journal of Financial Economics. A version of the paper can be found on SSRN. This academic paper has a lot of relevance … Continue reading
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September 29, 2015
Foreclosed Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Congress has awarded NeighborWorks over $750 million for housing counseling since 2007. NeighborWorks has submitted its most recent quarterly report to Congress on Foreclosure Counseling Successes & Challenges for its National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program. NeighborWorks prepares different reports on outcomes for homeowners while the … Continue reading
September 29, 2015 in counseling | Permalink | No Comments
