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November 16, 2016

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

This paper, How do Household’s Make Mortgage Choices?, reviews recent literature on how households make decisions regarding residential mortgages. It focuses on recent publications in Real Estate Economics that are related to households’ mortgage choices. The paper covers four areas: … Continue reading →

November 15, 2016

Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup

Now one party will control the legislative and executive branches of the government for at least the next two years. So what does that mean for the financial services industry, given the seismic changes the industry has seen in the … Continue reading →

November 14, 2016

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

A Texas federal judge on Wednesday issued tailored sanctions against American Realty Investors Inc. in a $63 million real estate suit over a deposition for which the company’s vice president was not adequately prepared and company counsel allegedly objected hundreds … Continue reading →

November 11, 2016

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is finding innovative methods to ensure that Public Housing Authorities are obliging to all fair housing, civil rights, and relocation requirements as listed in the Rental Assistance Demonstration. The federal government is spending money … Continue reading →

November 10, 2016

Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup

An article titled, “Why Housing is the Political Issue Candidates Aren’t Talking About,” analyzes the American housing issues that continue to make it hard for Americans to purchase homes. Incomes are rising and homeowners are sparing no cost to renovate … Continue reading →

November 8, 2016

Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup

The Massachusetts legislature is aware of the need for more affordable housing. As a result, the Baker administration awarded 3.4 million for more affordable housing in the Boston area.

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

When Everything is Small: The Regulatory Challenge of Scale in the Sharing Economy, Zale  Health Care and Housing Crisis, Gilbert & Wade The Rise of the Homevoters: How the Growth Machine Was Subverted by OPEC and Earth Day, Fischel Political … Continue reading →