February 25, 2015
Housing Policy and Justice
John Infranca has posted Housing Resource Bundles:Distributive Justice and Federal Low-Income Housing Policy to SSRN. The abstract reads, Only one in four eligible households receives some form of rental assistance from the federal government. Nonetheless, there is no time limit … Continue reading
February 25, 2015 in Equity | Permalink | No Comments
February 20, 2015
Reiss on Buying a Home
Mainstreet.com quoted me in Potential Homeowners Should Seek Counseling Before Making First Purchase. It reads, in part, Many consumers have made buying their first home less of a daunting task by seeking housing counseling from a non-profit organization. In 2014, … Continue reading
February 20, 2015 in Equity | Permalink | No Comments
December 31, 2014
Reiss on Housing Unaffordability
TheStreet.com quoted me in Homeownership Unaffordable For Most Americans in Major Cities. It reads in part, Homeownership remains unaffordable for most Americans who are living in major cities. A median-income household can only afford a median-priced home in 10 of the … Continue reading
December 31, 2014 in Equity | Permalink | No Comments
December 1, 2014
Home Equity Insurance: Only Good in Theory?
Smith and Harper have posted Home Equity Insurance & The Demise of Home Value Insurance Corporation to SSRN. The abstract reads, This study uses the demise of the Home Value Insurance Company (HVIC) to explore whether the concept of home … Continue reading
December 1, 2014 in Equity | Permalink | No Comments
September 11, 2014
Reiss on the $1M Parking Spot
Law360 quoted me in NYC’s $1M Parking Spot Shows Appetite For Luxury (behind a paywall).It opens, Atlas Capital Group LLC caused a buzz Wednesday with its listing of a parking space in a condominium building in SoHo for $1 million, … Continue reading
September 11, 2014 in Equity | Permalink | No Comments
August 18, 2014
Housing Finance at A Glance
The Urban Institute’s Housing Finance Policy Center really does give a a nice overview of the American housing finance system in its monthly chartbook, Housing Finance at A Glance. I list below a few of the charts that I found … Continue reading
August 18, 2014 in Equity | Permalink | No Comments
July 25, 2014
California Court Denies Plaintiffs’ Claims for Breach of Express Agreements, Breach of Implied Agreements, Slander of Title, Wrongful Foreclosure, and Violations of California Civil Codes
The court in deciding Zapata v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 2013 U.S. Dist. (N.D. Cal. Dec., 2013) dismissed the plaintiff’s action for failure to state a claim. This action boiled down to an attempt made by the plaintiff to avoid … Continue reading
July 25, 2014 in Equity | Permalink | No Comments
