October 7, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Antimonopoly in Public Land Law, Michael C. Blumm & Kara Tebeau. Public Real Estate and the Term Structure of Interest Rates: A Cross-Country Study, Alexey Akimov, Simon Stevenson & Maxim Zagonov, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Vol. 51, … Continue reading
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September 30, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Notices of Abatement vs Defects of Title, Roger Bernhardt, 38 Real Property Law Reporter 51 (Cal CEB Mar. 2015). Cities and Health: A Response to the Recent Commentaries, Michael K. Gusmano, Victor G. Rodwin, & Daniel Weisz, NYU Wagner Research … Continue reading
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September 28, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Union pension funds have filed a petition for cert in the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether Bank of New York Mellon Corp. is liable for failure in oversight of 26 trusts of over $30 billion in residential mortgage-backed securities. … Continue reading
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September 25, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
Authorities partnered with NGOs to create “Community and Supportive Services” Programs (CSS) under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE VI) grants for public housing redevelopment. A study analyzed the programs in … Continue reading
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September 23, 2015
Homeowners Keeping the Wolf at Bay
The Center for Responsible Lending has released a policy brief with the lengthy title, 2014 HMDA data shows that Federal rules did not have a chilling effect on lending, despite lender predictions. Borrowers of color continue to be under-served by … Continue reading
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Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Green Cities? Urbanization, Trade and the Environment, Rainald Borck & Michael Pflüger, IZA Discussion Paper No. 9104. The Impact of Foreclosure Delay on U.S. Employment, Kyle F. Herkenhoff & Lee E. Ohanian, NBER Working Paper No. w21532. Are Bigger Companies … Continue reading
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September 16, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Housing and Mortgages in Transition Economy, John E. Anderson. Underwriting Sustainable Homeownership: The Federal Housing Administration and the Low Down Payment Loan, David J. Reiss, Georgia Law Review, Forthcoming. Mortgage Refinancing, Consumer Spending, and Competition: Evidence from the Home Affordable … Continue reading
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