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Cornell Law School

October 28, 2016

Mortgages from the Shadows

By David Reiss

    Realtor.com quoted me in ‘Shadow Banks’ Are on the Rise for Home Loans: Should We Be Afraid? It opens, Where do home buyers go for a mortgage? To a bank, of course—or at least that’s what many might think. Yet a new … Continue reading

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October 27, 2016

Should Seniors Pay Off Their Mortgages?

By David Reiss

TheStreet.com quoted me in Should Seniors Pay Off Their Mortgages? It opens, Increasingly, seniors are going against the conventional retirement wisdom about mortgages which, always before, preached that a cornerstone of a good retirement was to enter it debt free. That … Continue reading

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October 25, 2016

The Mortgage After a Spouse’s Death

By David Reiss

BeSmartee.com quoted me in What Happens to My Mortgage When My Spouse Dies? It opens, We would like to help by answering the question of what happens to your mortgage when your spouse dies, and we’ve asked several experts to chime … Continue reading

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October 24, 2016

Home Equity Loan Resets

By David Reiss

Newsday quoted me in Know What To Do When Your Home Equity Loan Resets (behind paywall). It opens, Whoever said what you don’t know can’t hurt you, was wrong. Take for example the 43% of U.S. homeowners polled by TD … Continue reading

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October 20, 2016

Homes v. Bonds

By David Reiss

U.S. News & World Report quoted me in Your Home Is a Better Investment Than Bonds. It opens, With bonds paying next to nothing, where can you turn for a respectable yield, guaranteed? Well, how about your home? Many homeowners look … Continue reading

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October 7, 2016

Can Seniors Get Mortgages? Should They?

By David Reiss

TheStreet.com quoted me in Can Seniors Get Home Mortgages? Should They? It reads, in part, Senior citizens can and are getting approved for mortgages, and we are not talking reverse mortgages or home equity lines of credit, but – in many … Continue reading

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October 6, 2016

Credit Card Debt and Your Mortgage

By David Reiss

  Realtor.com quoted me in Fannie Mae Taking a Closer Look at Applicants’ Credit Card Payments. It opens, If you feel like you’ve been managing your debt just fine, making the minimum payment on your credit cards on time every month, … Continue reading

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