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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

January 4, 2016

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed suit against Trump Village Section IV in Brooklyn for allegedly violating the Fair Housing Act by not allowing emotional support dogs to live with their owners who suffered from disabilities. Ocwen Financial Corp. … Continue reading

December 30, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Mortgage Choice Determinants: The Role of Risk and Bank Regulation, Mardi H. Dungey, Firmin Doko Tchatoka, Graeme Wells & Maria Yanotti, Economic Record, Vol. 91, Issue 295, pp. 417–437, 2015 (Paid Access). Subprime Governance: Agency Costs in Vertically Integrated Banks … Continue reading

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 11, 2015

Feds Financing Multifamily

By David Reiss

The Congressional Budget Office has released The Federal Role in the Financing of Multifamily Rental Properties. The report opens, Multifamily properties—those with five or more units— provide shelter for approximately one-third of the more than 100 million renters in the … 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