November 17, 2016
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
A blog post in the City Observatory examines neighborhood change and shifting community demographics as they relate to economic and racial integration. What a Trump administration means for real estate and other major investment sectors. Fifty years ago, Robert Moses, … Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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