May 29, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports
According to the Commerce Department sales of new single-family houses in April 2015 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 517,000 which is a 26% increase over last April and a 6.8% increase since March. The Federal Housing Finance … Continue reading
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May 28, 2015
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up
National Association of Realtors announced that its REALTORS® Confidence Index – Six-month Outlook remains strong for the third month in a row, the index rose above 50 for all property types. An index greater than 50 indicates that the number … Continue reading
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May 26, 2015
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, Richard Cordray’s, prepared remarks before the National Association of Realtors. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is seeking public comment regarding proposed revisions to the language of the HUD Addendum to Uniform Residential Loan Application, also … Continue reading
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May 25, 2015
Happy Memorial Day!
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” — John … Continue reading
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May 21, 2015
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up
Federal Reserve Bank of New York Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit finds that delinquencies, foreclosures, and bankruptcies improve as household debt stays flat. NYU Furman Center Report: Building New or Preserving Old, finds that in neighborhoods with high rents, leasing … Continue reading
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May 20, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Rights at Risk in Privatized Public Housing, by Jaime Lee, Tulsa Law Review, Vol. 50, 2015, pp. 759-801. Making Firms Liable for Consumers’ Mistaken Beliefs: Theoretical Model and Empirical Applications to the U.S. Mortgage and Credit Card Markets, by Alexei … Continue reading
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April 28, 2015
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up
The House recently passed H.R. 4383 which would cap the budget of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and mandate creation of a Small Business Advisory Board, this is essentially a budget cut despite the fact that The CFPB receives its funding … Continue reading
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