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March 25, 2016

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

The S. Commerce Department reported a 5.2 percent increase in housing starts in February 2016, a 7.2 percent increase from January in single-family homes.

March 24, 2016

Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup

The Hispanic Wealth Project released “The State of Hispanic Homeownership Report,” which found that Hispanic homeownership is at its highest since 2009. The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies released a case study examining the private for-profit sector’s importance in … Continue reading →

March 23, 2016

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

Speculative Fever: Investor Contagion in the Housing Bubble, Patrick J. Bayer, Kyle Mangum & James W. Roberts, Economic Research Institutes at Duke (ERID) Working Paper No. 211. Network Affiliation and Mortgage Modification in the Non-Agency MBS Market, James Neil Conklin, … Continue reading →

March 22, 2016

Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup

New ordinance in Minneapolis, MN requires landlords to handout voter registration forms to new tenants in hopes that such a requirement will ensure that the local election administrators have accurate voter information. The Federal Reserve announced that even though inflation … Continue reading →

March 21, 2016

Light Bloggin’ This Week

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

The Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a False Claims Act suit against US Bank for allegedly trying to prevent home foreclosures by ignoring a commitment, costing the government $2.3 billion in insurance payments. Apartment owner loses in $14 million … Continue reading →

March 18, 2016

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

The S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) making two recommendations to the Treasury: (1) the Treasury should estimate future expenditures for the Making Home Affordable program, and (2) it should deobligate … Continue reading →