February 28, 2017
Is Trump a Negative for the Housing Market?
TheStreet.com quoted me in Is Trump a Negative for the Housing Market? It opens, At first blush, real estate industry professionals saw a lot to like with the election of Donald Trump to the presidency. Trump was and is pro-business, and … Continue reading
February 28, 2017 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments
September 21, 2016
Multifamilies for Retirement Income
Financial Advisor quoted me in More Retirees Turning To Multifamily Homes For Income. It opens, Many clients are investing in multifamily residences as a way to generate retirement income. “A common way for people nearing retirement is to buy a triplex or … Continue reading
September 21, 2016 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments
July 19, 2016
Investing in Mortgage-Backed Securities
US News & World Report quoted me in Why Investors Own Private Mortgage-Backed Securities. It opens, Private-label, or non-agency backed mortgage securities, got a black eye a few years ago when they were blamed for bringing on the financial crisis. But they … Continue reading
July 19, 2016 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments
April 29, 2016
Millennials and Homeownership
TheStreet.com quoted me in Millennials Are Accruing Less Debt, Bypassing Homeownership. It reads, in part, Millennials are accruing less debt than their counterparts did back in 2003 — despite being saddled with large amounts of student loans — because they are … Continue reading
April 29, 2016 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments
February 18, 2016
Economic Factors That Affect Housing Prices
S&P has posted a paper on Economic Factors That Affect Housing Prices. This is, of course, an important topic, albeit one that is an art as well as a science. While S&P undertook this analysis more for mortgage-backed securities investors than for … Continue reading
February 18, 2016 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments
January 20, 2016
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Towards a New Eviction Jurisprudence, Gerald S. Dickinson, Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law Policy, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2015. Managing Retirement Risks with Reverse Mortgage Loans and Long-Term Care Insurance, Adam Wenqiang Shao, Hua Chen & Michael Sherris, 7th Australasian … Continue reading
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January 13, 2016
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Civil Forfeiture and the Constitution, Caleb Nelson, Yale Law Journal, Forthcoming; Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2. Cohabitants, Choice, and the Public Interest, Robert Leckey, Philosophical Foundations of Children’s and Family Law (OUP), Elizabeth Brake and … Continue reading
January 13, 2016 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments