March 16, 2017
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
A study by the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness finds that New York City’s homeless high school students are more likely to face an array of health risks than their non-homeless counterparts. Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh has made … Continue reading
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March 15, 2017
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
This paper, ‘Monopoly’ in Real Life – The Housing Market and Inequality, uses a simple model based on the board game Monopoly to simulate the drivers of house prices and inequality. The starting capital, income per round (wage), rental income, … Continue reading
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March 14, 2017
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta announced Monday that it selected Raphael Bostic to serve as its new president and chief executive officer, replacing Dennis Lockhart, who retired from the Atlanta Fed at the end of February. Bostic’s appointment at … Continue reading
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March 13, 2017
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
A Florida title agent and an investment group president pled guilty Monday to charges that they participated in a $10 million mortgage fraud scheme that targeted Washington Mutual Bank. he JPMorgan Chase & Co. portfolio manager for a pair of … Continue reading
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March 10, 2017
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
HSBC is no longer a leader in residential mortgage loans. The company partnered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to ensure the their “U.S. consumer mortgage loans” were significantly reduced. Today, the company holds consumer mortgage loans equal to … Continue reading
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March 9, 2017
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
Goldman Sachs held its 5th annual housing and finance conference in New York, NY. Conference goers analyzed three major issues facing the U.S. housing market such as housing reform, housing market deregulation, and potential new leaders of housing regulatory agencies. … Continue reading
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March 8, 2017
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Optimal Portfolio Selection: The Role of Liquidity and Investment Horizon, Cheng, Lin and Liu The Effect of Credit Constraints on Housing Choices: The Case of LTV Limit, Tzur-IIan What Broker Charges Reveal about Mortgage Credit Risk, Berndt, Hollifield, and Sandas … Continue reading
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