October 14, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Pricing Residential Real Estate Derivatives, Mark Michael Richter. Local House Prices and Mental Health, Nayan Krishna Joshi, International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 2015. Why Did So Many Subprime Borrowers Default During the Crisis: Loose Credit or Plummeting … Continue reading
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October 9, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The National Resource Network, NYU Wagner and the Urban Institute released a report, Striking a (Local) Grand Bargain, “that offers a new way for cities and anchor institutions to collaborate on projects.” Anchor institutions include universities, medical centers and hospitals. … Continue reading
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September 30, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
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 10, 2015
Buying in a Boom
TheStreet.com quoted me in How Consumers Can Buy Houses in a Booming Market. The story reads, in part, The housing market has been rebounding and the increased competition is leaving the number of available homes scarce in many cities. Home prices … Continue reading
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September 9, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
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
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September 2, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
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
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August 28, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
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
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