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November 4, 2016

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

A paper by Colin Caines of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, titled Can Learning Explain Boom-Bust Cycles in Asset Prices? An Application to the US Housing Boom, argues that boom-bust behavior in asset prices can be … Continue reading →

November 3, 2016

Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup

Freddie Mac’s David Leopold discusses the Affordable Housing Market. David Leopold is Vice President of Affordable Housing Production for the Multifamily Business at Freddie Mac. He shares the firm’s latest program changes and the trends he’ll be watching in 2017.

November 2, 2016

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

This paper, titled The Sharing Economy and Urban Property Rights, explores the sharing economy’s impact on urban property rights as well as their long-term interaction.

November 1, 2016

Clintons’ October Permitting Surprise

Realtor.com quoted me in Final October Surprise: Clintons Make Untimely Mistake Renovating Their New Home. It opens, This is proving to be the year that redefines the notion of the presidential campaigns’ “October Surprise.” First Donald Trump‘s hot mic/hot mess “Access … Continue reading →

Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup

A federal consumer finance watchdog agency on Thursday warned 44 mortgage lenders and brokers that they may be in violation of federal mortgage data reporting requirements. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission votes with near-constant harmony in choosing to bring … Continue reading →

October 31, 2016

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

Residential mortgage-backed securities trustee Wells Fargo urged a Manhattan judge Friday to order BlackRock Funds and other big investors suing it for more than $1 billion over faulty mortgage bundles to turn over their own internal modeling techniques, saying the … Continue reading →

October 28, 2016

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned 44 mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers regarding their compliance with the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. Today, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) stated their cap for their “low income housing tax credit (LIHTC) and private … Continue reading →