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
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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
January 26, 2018
Trump and the Regulation of Real Estate
I have posted my article, The Trump Administration and Residential Real Estate Finance, which just came out in Westlaw Journal Derivatives to SSRN (and also to BePress). The abstract reads, An executive order titled “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs” … Continue reading
January 26, 2018 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
January 24, 2018
The Miraculous Continuous Workout Mortgage
Nobel Prize winner Robert Shiller et al. have posted Continuous Workout Mortgages: Efficient Pricing and Systemic Implications to SSRN. The paper opens, The ad hoc measures taken to resolve the subprime crisis involved expending financial resources to bail out banks without … Continue reading
January 24, 2018 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
January 19, 2018
Understanding Homeownership
The Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute released its House Finance at a Glance Chartbook for December. It states that financial education “can help reduce barriers to homeownership.” As I argue below, I do not think that … Continue reading
January 19, 2018 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
