November 2, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Federal judge grants the SEC request for appointment of a receiver for the $136 million EB-5 fraud case involving Path America LLC and its two subsidiaries to monitor the companies to ensure their assets are not lost during the proceedings. … Continue reading
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October 23, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The National Housing Conference released its 2015 “Paycheck to Paycheck” report, which reports how the gap between housing and wages has increased. The National Bureau of Economic Research released a working paper, Housing Booms and Busts, Labor Market Opportunities, and … Continue reading
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October 19, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission were granted its request to freeze Luca International Group LLC’s CEO’s assets. He allegedly engaged in a “Ponzi-like” scheme with EB-5 investors. New York appeals court revived claims against Nomura Holdings Inc. brought by … Continue reading
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October 14, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Pricing Residential Real Estate Derivatives, Mark Michael Richter. Local House Prices and Mental Health, Nayan Krishna Joshi, International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 2015. Why Did So Many Subprime Borrowers Default During the Crisis: Loose Credit or Plummeting … Continue reading
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October 9, 2015
Loose Credit. Plummeting Prices.
Christopher Palmer has posted Why Did So Many Subprime Borrowers Default During the Crisis: Loose Credit or Plummeting Prices? to SSRN. While this is a technical paper, it is clear from the title that it addresses an important question. If it … Continue reading
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Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The National Resource Network, NYU Wagner and the Urban Institute released a report, Striking a (Local) Grand Bargain, “that offers a new way for cities and anchor institutions to collaborate on projects.” Anchor institutions include universities, medical centers and hospitals. … Continue reading
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October 7, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Antimonopoly in Public Land Law, Michael C. Blumm & Kara Tebeau. Public Real Estate and the Term Structure of Interest Rates: A Cross-Country Study, Alexey Akimov, Simon Stevenson & Maxim Zagonov, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Vol. 51, … Continue reading
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