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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

February 2, 2017

Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup

By Robert Engelke

Kaitlyn Snyder and Rebekah King from the National Housing Conference write about the necessity of including affordable housing in any major infrastructure legislation, as part of a series of blog posts on the connection between housing and infrastructure by the … Continue reading

February 1, 2017

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Robert Engelke

An essay titled, Riskiness of Real Estate Development: A Perspective from Urban Economics & Option Value Theory, defines a new construct for urban economic analysis which puts this conventional wisdom in a new light. The authors call the new construct, … Continue reading

January 31, 2017

Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup

By Robert Engelke

The Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday voted unanimously to move the nomination of Dr. Ben Carson to serve as secretary of Housing and Urban Development amid concerns from some about his lack of experience in housing issues. President Donald Trump … Continue reading

January 30, 2017

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Robert Engelke

A California federal judge said Friday she will approve Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC’s $600,000 settlement resolving class action claims that it failed to apply certain mortgage payments to borrower accounts because of a software bug, calling the deal “an excellent … Continue reading

January 27, 2017

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Jamila Moore

The U.S. Housing Department of Urban Development released a report analyzing mortgage and insurance rates under the National Housing Act. Freddie Mac released a report detailing the effects of the increased mortgage backed security interests rates. Approximately 5 million hopeful … Continue reading

January 25, 2017

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Jamila Moore

Lien Back: Why Homeowner Association Super-Priority Statutes Should Be Repealed, Vaugh Flipping in the Housing Market, Leung & Tse Do Liquidated Damages Clauses Affect Strategic Mortgage Default Morality? A Test of the Disjunctive Thesis, Seiler Why Mortgage Borrowers Perserve: An … Continue reading