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February 8, 2024

Why Does a Bank Sell Your Mortgage?

By David Reiss

I was quoted in Marketplace’s story, Why Does a Bank Sell Your Mortgage? You can listen to it here. The transcript opens, Right after Marc Hill bought his first home, a townhouse north of Chicago, in the summer of 2019, … Continue reading

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February 8, 2024 in mortgage | Permalink | No Comments

September 6, 2023

Temporary Interest Rate Buydowns

By David Reiss

I was quoted in This Strategy to Cut Mortgage Rates is Becoming Popular in Bay Area — but There are Pitfalls in the San Francisco Chronicle (paywall). It opens, When first-time buyers Rachel Shatto and Randy Nelson purchased a home in … Continue reading

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September 6, 2023 in mortgage | Permalink | No Comments

December 8, 2022

A Controversial Fix for America’s Housing Market

By David Reiss

Insider quoted me in A Controversial Fix for America’s Housing Market: More Foreclosures. It opens, How many people should lose their homes to foreclosure? In an ideal world, of course, there would be no foreclosures at all. Everyone who buys … Continue reading

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December 8, 2022 in mortgage | Permalink | No Comments

October 3, 2022

Helping Your Kids Qualify for a Mortgage?

By David Reiss

The Wall Street Journal quoted me in Helping Your Kids Qualify for a Mortgage? What to Know Before Cosigning on the Dotted Line. It reads, in part, With rising interest rates and slowing real-estate sales, homeownership remains out of reach for many would-be … Continue reading

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October 3, 2022 in mortgage | Permalink | No Comments

April 27, 2022

Sharing Your Home with Strangers

By David Reiss

Debra Bechtel, Crystal Liu, Ernira Mehmetaj, and I have just posted Sharing Your Home with Strangers: Common-Interest Ownership and Financing Options to SSRN (as well as to bepress). The abstract reads, As the affordable housing crisis in the U.S. escalates, … Continue reading

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April 27, 2022 in mortgage | Permalink | No Comments

June 2, 2020

Non-debt Financing for Home Purchases

By David Reiss

I will be presenting on Non-Debt Financing for Home Purchase: Risks and Promises as part of the ABA’s Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law “Professors’ Corner.”  It will take place at 12:30 PM (Eastern Time) on June 9th.  … Continue reading

February 20, 2020

Money, Government and Mortgages

By David Reiss

I just finished reading Money and Government by Robert Skidelsky (2018).  It is a bit tough in parts for non-economists, but it is a great read for those trying to understand the appropriate relationship between economic theory and government policy.  … Continue reading

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February 20, 2020 in mortgage | Permalink | No Comments