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Editor: David Reiss
Brooklyn Law School

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

August 24, 2015

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Building investors sue Waterbridge Capital LLC for $10 million for allegedly selling units and pocketing profits, refusing to pay back its investors. Hurricane Sandy $25 million contract-insurance suit is dismissed against one of the defendants, Arch Insurance Group and its … Continue reading

August 14, 2015

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

HUD releases report of its activities, for instance, to assess its efforts on homelessness, housing vouchers, energy efficiency in multifamily housing. The Government Accountability Office releases report, which finds that “qualified mortgage (QM) and qualified residential mortgage (QRM) regulations are … Continue reading

August 5, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

The Impact of the Home Valuation Code of Conduct on Appraisal and Mortgage Outcomes, Lei Ding & Leonard I. Nakamura, FRB of Philadelphia Working Paper No. 15-28. Financial Literacy and Mortgage Credit: Evidence from the Recent Mortgage Market Crisis, Xudong … Continue reading

July 27, 2015

Desvinculado y Desigual = Separate and Unequal

By David Reiss

Justin Steil, Jorge De la Roca and Ingrid Gould Ellen, researchers affiliated to the NYU Furman Center, have published Desvinculado y Desigual [Separate and Unequal]: Is Segregation Harmful to Latinos? The authors find that their research on this topic “suggests … Continue reading

July 8, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

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

July 1, 2015

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Separate and Unequal: The American Dream, Peter C. LaGreca, 16 Rutgers Race & L. Rev. 183 (2015). Reverse Mortgage Loans: A Quantitative Analysis, Makoto Nakajima & Irina Telyukova, FRB of Philadelphia Working Paper No. 14-27. Reverse Mortgages: What Homeowners (Don’t) … Continue reading