April 18, 2018
Expanding Access to Homeownership
Christopher Herbert et al. has posted Expanding Access to Homeownership as a Means of Fostering Residential Integration and Inclusion. It opens, Efforts to enable greater integration of communities by socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity have to confront the issue of housing affordability. … Continue reading
April 18, 2018 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
March 8, 2018
Sustainable Housing for FHA Borrowers
Donghoon Lee and Joseph Tracy of the NY Fed have posted a staff report, Long-Term Outcomes of FHA First-Time Homebuyers. It opens, The Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), David Stevens, in remarks delivered on December 12, 2009, defined the purpose of … Continue reading
March 8, 2018 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
March 5, 2018
The Homeownership Rate and The Kerner Commission
The Economic Policy Institute released a report, 50 Years After The Kerner Commission. It finds that “African Americans are better off in many ways but are still disadvantaged by racial inequality.” (1) The report opens, The year 1968 was a … Continue reading
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March 2, 2018
The Regulation of Residential Real Estate Finance Under Trump
I published a short article in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) (ACREL) News & Notes, The Regulation of Residential Real Estate Finance Under Trump. The abstract reads, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs was one of President Trump’s … Continue reading
March 2, 2018 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
March 1, 2018
The Housing Market Since the Great Recession
CoreLogic has posted a special report on Evaluating the Housing Market Since the Great Recession. It opens, From December 2007 to June 2009, the U.S. economy lost over 8.7 million jobs. In the months after the recession began, the unemployment rate peaked … Continue reading
March 1, 2018 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
February 16, 2018
Tips for First-Time Homebuyers
Cheapism quoted me in 21 Tips for First-Time Homebuyers. It opens, GETTING YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR Buying your first home is a high-pressure endeavor. The number of homes for sale in America has been steadily declining for years. According to … Continue reading
February 16, 2018 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
February 15, 2018
The Little-Known Escalation Clause
The Wall Street Journal quoted me in Escalation Clauses: A Little-Known Bidding-War Strategy. It opens, For home buyers locked in a heated bidding war, there is one weapon that may help ensure victory: an escalation clause. It’s an addendum to a real-estate contract, … Continue reading
February 15, 2018 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
