October 28, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
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 26, 2015
What’s Pushing Down The Homeownership Rate?
S&P has posted a report, What’s Pushing Down The U.S. Homeownership Rate? It opens, Seven years after the Great Recession began, a number of key economic factors today have reverted from their short-term extremes. Home prices are rebounding, unemployment is declining, … Continue reading
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Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
TCW Asset Management Co. will continue to face $128 million suit from investors for allegedly lying about the value of mortgage-backed securities. A court found that the City of Saratoga Springs failed to timely appeal in case over incorporation of … Continue reading
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October 23, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
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 22, 2015
The Low Cost of Homeownership
TheStreet.com quoted me in Why the Extra Costs of Owning a Home Are Lower Than Consumer Expectations. It reads, in part, First-time homebuyers are often apprehensive about the extra costs of owning a house, fearful that routine maintenance and repairs will … Continue reading
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October 21, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
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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October 15, 2015
Millennials, Paycheck to Paycheck
The National Housing Conference and the Center for Housing Policy issued a report, Paycheck to Paycheck: A Snapshot of Housing Affordability for Millennial Workers. The report opens, Public perception of millennials tends to paint a picture of highly educated hipsters … Continue reading
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