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Editor: David Reiss
Brooklyn Law School

December 18, 2015

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

HUD, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor released “Veterans Homelessness Prevention Demonstration (VHPD) Evaluation Final Report” evaluating a program designed by Silber & Associates and the Urban Institute. CFPB released report on student loan financing finding … Continue reading

December 16, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

The Liquidity Crisis, Investor Sentiment, and REIT Returns and Volatility, Daniel Huerta, Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, Forthcoming. Counting Casualties in Communities Hit Hardest by the Foreclosure Crisis, Matthew J. Rossman, Utah Law Review (2016 Forthcoming). Climate Change and … Continue reading

December 14, 2015

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

EB-5 fraud case will get a jury trial contrary to the request from the SEC. The court rejected the SEC’s attempt to block it claiming it came too late. Wells Fargo settles with a group of homeowners for $25.7 million … Continue reading

December 9, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

On the Value of Shared Bike Systems in Urban Environments: Evidence from the Real Estate Markets, Konstantinos Pelechrinis, Marios Kokkodis & Theodoros Lappas. Planning an Affordable City, David Schleicher & Roderick M. Hills, Jr., Iowa Law Review, Vol. 101, pp. … Continue reading

December 7, 2015

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Ninth Circuit upholds Section 8, which provides low income housing, recipients’ right to one-year notice that their benefits will be cut after failing to receive any notice in 2007. Franklin American Mortgage Co. settled with the U.S. Department of Justice … Continue reading

December 4, 2015

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its 2015 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, estimating the latest national one-night of homelessness. The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released its report, “A Rare Occurrence: The Geography and Race … Continue reading

December 2, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Inflation and Activity – Two Explorations and Their Monetary Policy Implications, Olivier J. Blanchard, Eugenio Cerutti & Lawrence H. Summers, HKS Working Paper No. 070. Real Estate Value Impacts from Fracking: Industry Response and Proper Analytical Techniques, Richard Roddewig & … Continue reading