REFinBlog

Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

November 15, 2016

Signs You Are In A Bubble

By David Reiss

Trulia.com quoted me in Signs Your Local Real Estate Market Is A Bubble. It reads, in part, If you were burned in 2008, the last time the housing bubble burst, you’re probably (and understandably!) gun-shy about jumping into the housing market … Continue reading

November 14, 2016

The Housing Market Under Trump

By David Reiss

TheStreet.com quoted me in Interest Rates Likely to Rise Under Trump, Could Affect Confidence of Homebuyers. It opens, Interest rates should increase gradually during the next four years under a Donald Trump administration, which could dampen growth in the housing industry, … Continue reading

November 10, 2016

Home Mis-Inspector

By David Reiss

REFinBlog has been nominated for the second year in a row for The Expert Institute’s Best Legal Blog Competition in the Education Category.  Please vote here if you like what you read. Realtor.com quoted me in Yikes! What If Your Home Inspector Missed … Continue reading

October 28, 2016

Mortgages from the Shadows

By David Reiss

    Realtor.com quoted me in ‘Shadow Banks’ Are on the Rise for Home Loans: Should We Be Afraid? It opens, Where do home buyers go for a mortgage? To a bank, of course—or at least that’s what many might think. Yet a new … Continue reading

October 27, 2016

Should Seniors Pay Off Their Mortgages?

By David Reiss

TheStreet.com quoted me in Should Seniors Pay Off Their Mortgages? It opens, Increasingly, seniors are going against the conventional retirement wisdom about mortgages which, always before, preached that a cornerstone of a good retirement was to enter it debt free. That … Continue reading

October 25, 2016

The Mortgage After a Spouse’s Death

By David Reiss

BeSmartee.com quoted me in What Happens to My Mortgage When My Spouse Dies? It opens, We would like to help by answering the question of what happens to your mortgage when your spouse dies, and we’ve asked several experts to chime … Continue reading

October 24, 2016

Home Equity Loan Resets

By David Reiss

Newsday quoted me in Know What To Do When Your Home Equity Loan Resets (behind paywall). It opens, Whoever said what you don’t know can’t hurt you, was wrong. Take for example the 43% of U.S. homeowners polled by TD … Continue reading