June 2, 2016
Ensuring Sustainable Homeownership
My short article, Ensuring That Homeownership Is Sustainable, was just published in the Westlaw Journal, Bank & Lender Liability. It opens, The Federal Housing Administration has suffered as a result of many of the same unrealistic underwriting assumptions that led to problems … Continue reading
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June 1, 2016
Millennials Coming Home
I was interviewed on Voice of America’s American Café in a story, Millennials Coming Home. The story touches on many of the themes that I blogged about last week. VoA sets up the show as follows: A new study says … Continue reading
June 1, 2016 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
May 27, 2016
Mommy, I’m Home!
The Pew Research Center has released For First Time in Modern Era, Living with Parents Edges out Other Living Arrangements for 18- to 34-Year-Olds (link for complete report on right side of page). This report adds to the growing literature on … Continue reading
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May 25, 2016
Evicted by Homeowners Association
Realtor.com quoted me in Homeowner Evicted for Not Paying HOA Dues: Can This Happen to You? It opens, Who knew? Even if you pay your mortgage on time every month, your home can still be foreclosed on and sold from under … Continue reading
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May 23, 2016
Why Are There Real Estate Agents?
Realtor.com (admittedly not a neutral source on this topic) quoted me in 6 Reasons Real Estate Agents Aren’t Extinct. It opens, It’s 2016, and it seems our need for real live people is ever-diminishing. There’s self-checkout instead of cashiers, selfie sticks … Continue reading
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May 18, 2016
Calculating Closing Costs
Realtor.com quoted me in How Much Are Closing Costs? What Home Buyers and Sellers Can Expect. It reads, in part, Closing costs are the fees paid to third parties that help facilitate the sale of a home, and they vary widely by … Continue reading
May 18, 2016 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
May 5, 2016
Climate Change and Residential Real Estate
Freddie Mac posted an Economic & Housing Research Insight, Life’s A Beach, that addresses the impact of climate change on residential real estate. It discusses the limitations of our potential responses: Even with significant and coordinated global action like that outlined … Continue reading
May 5, 2016 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
