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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March 8, 2016
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
The ACTION Campaign submitted a letter to Congress requesting it expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Senators Patrick Leahy and Chris Coons, and Representative Marcia Fudge released Dear Colleague letters in support of robust funding for the HOME Investment Partnerships … Continue reading
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March 7, 2016
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
The New York Court of Appeals reinstated suit against Donald Trump for defrauding customers of Trump University finding that the state did not take too long to bring suit. The Battery Park City Authority pled to the Second Circuit to … Continue reading
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March 4, 2016
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The S. Department of Commerce found that in January 2016, the sale of single-family homes decreased by 9.2 percent from a 10-month high. However, most believe that the housing market remains stable.
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March 3, 2016
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies released 2016 Update on Homeownership Wealth Trajectories through the Housing Boom and Bust, which it had originally released in 2013. “It examines the goals of homeownership and lessons from the housing crisis.” The … Continue reading
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