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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

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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

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November 11, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

The Value of Manufactured Housing Communities: A Dual-Ownership Model, Charles Becker & Ashley Yea, Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper No. 196. Liquidity Provision, Credit Risk and the Bond Spread: New Evidence from the Subprime Mortgage Market, Xudong … Continue reading

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November 6, 2015

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research released its most recent issue of Cityscape, featuring research from a symposium about affordable housing and neighborhood qualities. The HOME Coalition released “Building HOME: The HOME Investment Partnerships Program’s Impact on America’s Families … Continue reading

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November 4, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

2015 Trying Times: Important Lessons to Be Learned from Recent Federal Tax Cases, Nancy A. McLaughlin & Stephen J. Small, Presented at Land Trust Alliance Rally 2015, Sacramento, CA, Friday October 9, 2015. Do People Shape Cities, or Do Cities … Continue reading

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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

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October 21, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Clustered Housing Cycles, Ruben Hernandez-Murillo, Michael Owyang & Margarita Rubio, FRB St. Louis Paper No. FEDLWP2-13-021. Crowding Out Effects of Refinancing on New Purchase Mortgages, Steven A. Sharpe & Shane M. Sherlund, FEDS Working Paper No. FEDGFE2015-17. The Determinants of … Continue reading

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