August 19, 2016
Friday’s Government Report Roundup
In a report titled, Tenure Choice and the Future of Homeownership, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in part with other contributors discuss how the future of American homeownership is being pushed in contradictory directions by demographic changes. … Continue reading
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August 18, 2016
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
Senior Fellow in Residence Ed DeMarco and Center for Financial Markets Director Michael Bright have released the first in a four-part series of papers designed to help policymakers end the conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and put our housing finance system … Continue reading
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August 17, 2016
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
This paper, Agglomeration Effects and Liquidity Gradients in Local Rental Housing Markets, empirically analyzes the relation between local liquidity in rental housing markets and urban agglomeration effects. Using listed rent offers from online market platforms, This paper, Housing Costs and Commuting … Continue reading
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August 16, 2016
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
Enterprise submitted comments to HUD on the agency’s proposed transition to Small-Area Fair Market Rents in administering the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Enterprise also coordinated a similar comment letter on behalf of the High-Cost Cities Housing Forum, a peer-to-peer … Continue reading
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August 15, 2016
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
A New York state judge on Friday granted approval of a $4.5 billion settlement to resolve institutional investors’ claims that JPMorgan & Chase Co. misled consumers into buying risky residential mortgage-backed securities in the lead-up to the financial crisis in … Continue reading
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August 12, 2016
Friday’s Government Report Roundup
Many government agencies are growing concerned about the noncompliance and data collection practices of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Supportive Housing reaches out to assist the mentally ill and individuals with chronic health conditions to ensure these individuals lead successful … Continue reading
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August 11, 2016
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities completed a study analyzing the effectiveness of the Temporary Assistance for Needy (TANF) block grant and it’s impact on child poverty. Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies released a report examining housing prices … Continue reading
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