May 6, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Beyond Disparate Impact: How the Fair Housing Movement Can Move On, by Rigel Christine Oliveri, Washburn Law Journal, Forthcoming, Crowding Out Effects of Refinancing on New Purchase Mortgages, by Steven A. Sharpe & Shane M. Sherlund, FEDS Working Paper No. … Continue reading
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April 29, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
The Rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, by W. Scott Frame, Andreas Fuster, Joseph H. Tracy & James I. Vickery, FRB Atlanta Working Paper No. 2015-2. Architectural Exclusion: Discrimination and Segregation Through Physical Design of the Built Environment, by … Continue reading
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April 27, 2015
Abusive Non-Rent Fees for Rent Stabilized Tenants
The Urban Justice Center’s Community Development Project has issued a report, The Burden of Fees: How Affordable Housing is Made Unaffordable. The introduction reads, Tenants in New York City’s poorest neighborhoods are under attack. Despite the existence of laws such as … Continue reading
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April 24, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released its results to the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Guarantee Fee Review. Following the release, the FHFA announced that the fees would remain the same with modest adjustments. HUD released the 2009-2011 National … Continue reading
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April 22, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Keepings, by Donald J. Kochan, NYU Environmental Law Journal (2015) Forthcoming. Low-Income Housing Policy, by Robert A. Collinson, Ingrid Gould Ellen, & Jens Ludwig, NBER Working Paper No. w.21071. Housing Discrimination Among Available Housing Units in 2012: Do Paired Testing … Continue reading
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April 21, 2015
How Can Tech Support Housing Rights?
Here is Linda Raftree’s write up of the Technology Salon Brooklyn event on How Can Tech Support Housing Rights in Brooklyn? The salon co-hosted the event with the Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF) and AfroLatin@ Project. The salon attendees explored the issue of tenant rights within the wider context … Continue reading
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April 14, 2015
Reiss at TechSalon on Tenant Rights
I will be the lead discussant at a Technology Salon Brooklyn event on Thursday morning: How Are ICTs and Social Media Supporting Tenant Rights? The invitation reads, Gentrification is top of mind of many Brooklynites, as they are pushed out of … Continue reading
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