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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

September 3, 2015

Seniors Selling Their Homes

By David Reiss

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 →

September 2, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

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 →

August 31, 2015

Saving on Home Insurance (en Español y Ingles)

By David Reiss

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 26, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

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 →

August 24, 2015

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

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 19, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

The Impact on LEED Neighborhood Certification on Condo Prices, Julia Freybote, Hua Sun & Xi Yang, Real Estate Economics, Vol. 43, Issue 3, pp. 586-608, 2015. Information Externalities, Neighborhood Characteristics and Home Mortgage Pricing and Underwriting, Ioan Voicu, Irina Paley, … Continue reading →

August 17, 2015

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Plaintiffs in class action suit against JPMorgan Chase & Co., who were fraudulently charged unnecessary home inspection fees, argue that the bank cannot avoid class certification because Chase admitted that “determining whether an inspection was reasonable requires an assessment of … Continue reading →