March 17, 2016
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
The National Low-Income Housing Coalition released state-by-state estimates of funds allocated by the National Housing Trust Fund. A new study published in Sociological Studies found that in major cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Houston, 35 percent of … Continue reading
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March 16, 2016
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Consumer Risk Appetite, the Credit Cycle, and the Housing Bubble, Joseph L. Breeden & José J. Canals-Cerda, FRB of Philadelphia Working Paper No. 16-5. The Pricing Effects of Open Space Amenities, Qin Fan, J. Andrew Hansz & Xiaoming Yang, Journal … Continue reading
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March 15, 2016
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
HUD released list of grants for 6,400 homeless housing and service programs worth $1.6 billion to address housing and support services for homeless individuals and families. HUD is considering new rule that would address over-income tenants in public housing, where … Continue reading
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March 14, 2016
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
The Second Circuit threw out the district court’s ruling that an insurer did not improperly deny coverage to a couple whose house collapsed because it claimed that the district court judge misconstrued a clause in the policy. Quicken Loans filed … Continue reading
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March 11, 2016
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its Family Options Study, which looked at permanent housing subsidies, project-based transitional housing, and community-based rapid rehousing for their impacts on housing interventions. The U.S. Labor Department found that in February … Continue reading
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March 10, 2016
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
The National Housing conference (NHC) released report on anchor institutions finding that they offer support to communities and economic development, such as job opportunities, resources, and goods and services. The Center for American Progress released a report finding that discrimination … Continue reading
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March 9, 2016
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Spillover Effects of Continuous Forbearance Mortgages, Kadiri Karamon, Douglas A. McManus & Elias Yannopoulos. Structure Depreciation and the Production of Real Estate Services, Jiro Yoshida. Decentralized, Disruptive, and On Demand: How the Sharing Economy Will Re-Shape Local Government, Stephen R. … Continue reading
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