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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

October 28, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Foiled by the Banks? How a Lender’s Decision May Support or Undermine a Jurisdiction’s Environmental Policies that Promote Green Buildings, Darren A. Prum, Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law, 2015, Forthcoming. The Numerus Clausus Principle, Property Customs, and the … 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 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

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October 9, 2015

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

The National Resource Network, NYU Wagner and the Urban Institute released a report, Striking a (Local) Grand Bargain, “that offers a new way for cities and anchor institutions to collaborate on projects.” Anchor institutions include universities, medical centers and hospitals. … 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

October 2, 2015

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

By David Reiss

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a ruling in Westchester v. HUD, No. 15-2294 (Sept. 25, 2015) the longstanding case regarding whether Westchester County has “adequately analyzed — in its applications for HUD funds — … Continue reading