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Editor: David Reiss
Brooklyn Law School

December 4, 2015

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its 2015 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, estimating the latest national one-night of homelessness. The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released its report, “A Rare Occurrence: The Geography and Race … Continue reading

December 2, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Inflation and Activity – Two Explorations and Their Monetary Policy Implications, Olivier J. Blanchard, Eugenio Cerutti & Lawrence H. Summers, HKS Working Paper No. 070. Real Estate Value Impacts from Fracking: Industry Response and Proper Analytical Techniques, Richard Roddewig & … Continue reading

November 2, 2015

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Federal judge grants the SEC request for appointment of a receiver for the $136 million EB-5 fraud case involving Path America LLC and its two subsidiaries to monitor the companies to ensure their assets are not lost during the proceedings. … Continue reading

October 23, 2015

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

The National Housing Conference released its 2015 “Paycheck to Paycheck” report, which reports how the gap between housing and wages has increased. The National Bureau of Economic Research released a working paper, Housing Booms and Busts, Labor Market Opportunities, and … Continue reading

October 14, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Pricing Residential Real Estate Derivatives, Mark Michael Richter. Local House Prices and Mental Health, Nayan Krishna Joshi, International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 2015. Why Did So Many Subprime Borrowers Default During the Crisis: Loose Credit or Plummeting … Continue reading

October 7, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Antimonopoly in Public Land Law, Michael C. Blumm & Kara Tebeau. Public Real Estate and the Term Structure of Interest Rates: A Cross-Country Study, Alexey Akimov, Simon Stevenson & Maxim Zagonov, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Vol. 51, … Continue reading

September 25, 2015

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Authorities partnered with NGOs to create “Community and Supportive Services” Programs (CSS) under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE VI) grants for public housing redevelopment. A study analyzed the programs in … Continue reading