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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

July 6, 2015

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Quicken Loans Inc. argues that its suit against the federal government is valid because it is more than just a fraud case. It claims that it is about broader issues with government housing programs. A class action suit against JPMorgan … Continue reading

July 1, 2015

The Road to Rent-To-Own

By David Reiss

TheStreet.com quoted me in Rent-to-Own Homes Can Be a Risky Option for Buyers. It opens, Instead of shelling out thousands of dollars to rent a home each month, some landlords give their tenants the option to buy the home while they … Continue reading

June 30, 2015

The Silent Housing Crisis

By David Reiss

The J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation for Housing America’s Families, a new entity, has issued its first white paper on the Silent Housing Crisis: A Snapshot of Current and Future Conditions. The paper covers some of the same ground as another … Continue reading

June 26, 2015

Homeowners Heading to Pottersville?

By David Reiss

The Urban Institute has issued a report, Headship and Homeownership: What Does The Future Hold? The report opens, Homeownership rates averaged around 64 percent until about 1990, when they began to climb dramatically, reaching 67.3 percent in 2006. The housing crisis that … Continue reading