September 9, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
The Effect of Negative Equity on Mortgage Default: Evidence from HAMP PRA, Therese C. Scharlemann & Stephen H. Shore, Office of Financial Research Working Paper No. 15-06. Housing Tax Reform and Foreclosure Rates, Richard Dusansky & Firas Zebian, Journal of … Continue reading
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September 8, 2015
Home Purchase Sentiment Index
Home Sweet Home takes on a whole new meaning with Fannie Mae’s new Home Purchase Sentiment Index. The index distills results from its consumer-focused National Housing Survey™ (NHS) into a single, monthly, predictive indicator. Reflecting more than four years of data, … Continue reading
September 8, 2015 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
September 3, 2015
Seniors Selling Their Homes
AARP Magazine quoted me in Selling Your Home. It reads, in part, Judy and Joe Powell recently faced a decision most of us will eventually have to make: Should we sell our home and downsize to save money and effort, or … Continue reading
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September 2, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
On the Cyclicity of Regional House Prices: New Evidence for U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Michael André Flor & Torben Klarl, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5471. How Mortgage Finance Affects the Urban Landscape, Sewin Chan, Andrew Haughwout & Joseph S. … Continue reading
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August 31, 2015
Saving on Home Insurance (en Español y Ingles)
Univision quoted me in 5 Ways to Save on Your Home Insurance (the article is in Spanish). It opens, The cost of homeowners insurance can vary by hundreds of dollars depending on various factors. If you are looking to obtain a discount keep in … Continue reading
August 31, 2015 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
August 26, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
The Effect of Economic Growth of a City on Its Neighboring Areas – Evidence from the US, T.M. Tonmoy Islam. Realigning Metrics of Economic Well-Being in Residential and Commercial Development Through Sustainable Land Use Planning, Blake Hudson, Washburn Law Journal, … Continue reading
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August 24, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Building investors sue Waterbridge Capital LLC for $10 million for allegedly selling units and pocketing profits, refusing to pay back its investors. Hurricane Sandy $25 million contract-insurance suit is dismissed against one of the defendants, Arch Insurance Group and its … Continue reading
August 24, 2015 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
