July 14, 2015
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently released a final rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. HUD’s rule clarifies and simplifies existing fair housing obligations for HUD grantees to analyze their fair housing landscape and set locally-determined fair … Continue reading
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July 13, 2015
The Housing/Income Affordability Gap
The Urban Institute has issued a policy brief, The Housing Affordability Gap for Extremely Low-Income Renters in 2013. The brief opens, Since 2000, rents have risen while the number of renters who need low-priced housing has increased. These two pressures … Continue reading
July 13, 2015 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
The New York Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s dismissal of suit against New York City, the New York Mets’ ownership group and The Related Cos., which had plans to build the Mets’ stadium on public parkland. The Court … Continue reading
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July 9, 2015
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
Fast on the heels of the recent Supreme Court decision upholding disparate impact Fair Housing claims, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued a final rule, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Through this final rule, HUD provides HUD program … Continue reading
July 9, 2015 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
July 8, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Airbnb and the Housing Segment of the Modern ‘Sharing Economy’: Are Short-Term Rental Restrictions an Unconstitutional Taking?, Jamila Jefferson-Jones, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Vol. 42, 2015. The Use of Tenant Screening Reports and Tenant Blacklisting, Gerald Lebovits & Jen M. … Continue reading
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July 6, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Quicken Loans Inc. argues that its suit against the federal government is valid because it is more than just a fraud case. It claims that it is about broader issues with government housing programs. A class action suit against JPMorgan … Continue reading
July 6, 2015 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
July 2, 2015
The Importance of Understanding G-Fees
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has released Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Single-Family Guarantee Fees in 2014. Ok, ok, this is some really technical stuff. But it gives us a lot of important information about what goes into the cost of … Continue reading
July 2, 2015 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
