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Editor: David Reiss
Brooklyn Law School

February 28, 2017

Is Trump a Negative for the Housing Market?

By David Reiss

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

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February 28, 2017 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments

September 21, 2016

Multifamilies for Retirement Income

By David Reiss

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

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September 21, 2016 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments

July 19, 2016

Investing in Mortgage-Backed Securities

By David Reiss

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

April 29, 2016

Millennials and Homeownership

By David Reiss

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

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April 29, 2016 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments

February 18, 2016

Economic Factors That Affect Housing Prices

By David Reiss

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

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February 18, 2016 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments

January 20, 2016

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

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 20, 2016 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments

January 13, 2016

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

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

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January 13, 2016 in Investing | Permalink | No Comments