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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

October 8, 2015

Severe Crowding in NYC

By David Reiss

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer has issued a report, Hidden Households, that shows that more than one in twelve NYC homes are crowded. The report opens, New York City is in the midst of a protracted housing emergency. The … Continue reading

September 30, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Notices of Abatement vs Defects of Title, Roger Bernhardt, 38 Real Property Law Reporter 51 (Cal CEB Mar. 2015). Cities and Health: A Response to the Recent Commentaries, Michael K. Gusmano, Victor G. Rodwin, & Daniel Weisz, NYU Wagner Research … Continue reading

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September 30, 2015 in Rental Housing | Permalink | No Comments

September 22, 2015

Severely Cost-Burdened Renters

By David Reiss

Enterprise Community Partners and the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University have issued a report, Projecting Trends in Severely Cost-Burdened Renters: 2015-2025. The report opens, At last measure in 2013, over one in four renters, or 11.2 million … Continue reading

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September 22, 2015 in Rental Housing | Permalink | No Comments

September 9, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

The Effect of Negative Equity on Mortgage Default: Evidence from HAMP PRA, Therese C. Scharlemann & Stephen H. Shore, Office of Financial Research Working Paper No. 15-06. Housing Tax Reform and Foreclosure Rates, Richard Dusansky & Firas Zebian, Journal of … Continue reading

September 2, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

On the Cyclicity of Regional House Prices: New Evidence for U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Michael André Flor & Torben Klarl, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5471. How Mortgage Finance Affects the Urban Landscape, Sewin Chan, Andrew Haughwout & Joseph S. … Continue reading

August 28, 2015

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

According to the Family Outcomes Study conducted by HUD, Housing Choice Vouchers are critical in families maintaining housing. Children from homeless families that receive vouchers “are less likely to miss school, and they experience lower rates of hunger and domestic … Continue reading