April 20, 2016
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
How Does Bank Capital Affect the Supply of Mortgages? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment, Valentina Michelangeli & Enrico Sette, BIS Working Paper No. 557. Housing Schemes, Price Fixation of Houses and Other Related Issues: A Study, Mukund Sarda. The Dynamics … Continue reading
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April 19, 2016
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
New York City has announced a new comprehensive plan with a focus on efficiently assisting the homeless population. The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee marked up its Fiscal Year 2017 spending bill, proposing $31 million in increases to the US Department … Continue reading
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April 18, 2016
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Goldman Sachs settled for $5.06 billion with federal and state authorities for its conduct leading up to the financial crisis in the residential mortgage-backed securities market. Credit Suisse will pay $50 million in mortgage-backed securities suit to settle allegations that … Continue reading
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April 15, 2016
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The S. Department of Housing & Urban Development released new data on Housing Credit tenants, finding that nearly 60 percent earn less than $20,000 per year, as of the end of 2013.
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April 14, 2016
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
A new report, The Community Listening Project, finds that in Washington D.C., one of the most dominant stressors for low-income residents is finding and maintaining affordable housing. The National Alliance to End Homelessness released is 2016 State of Homelessness in … Continue reading
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April 13, 2016
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Governing the Single-Family House: A (Brief) Legal History, Priya S. Gupta, University of Hawaii Law Review, Vol. 37, 2015, p. 187. Fracking the Unconventional Energy Response to Climate Change: Implications for the Real Estate Industry, Celeste M. Hammond. Why are … Continue reading
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April 12, 2016
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
The S. Department of Housing & Urban Development released guidance on discrimination against tenants with criminal records, aimed at helping protect those individuals from such discrimination. The S. Department of Housing & Urban Development released additional fair housing tools for … Continue reading
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