January 27, 2015
Assignments Not Standing up
The District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida (4th Dist.) ruled in Murray v. HSBC Bank USA et al., (No. 4D13-4316, Jan. 21, 2015) that HSBC did not have standing to foreclose. This case highlights the difficulties that … Continue reading
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October 23, 2014
Tall Mortgage Tales
Todd Zywicki has posted The Behavioral Law and Economics of Fixed-Rate Mortgages (and Other Just-So Stories) to SSRN. The article contains SPOILER ALERT! a spoof, in order to make a larger point. The abstract reads, A major cause of the … Continue reading
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July 31, 2014
Reiss on the Poor Door
Law360 quoted me in ‘Poor Door’ A Symptom Of Tough Balancing Act In Housing (behind a paywall). It opens, Extell Development Co.’s so-called “poor door” — a separate entrance for affordable housing tenants at a development on Riverside Drive — … Continue reading
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May 2, 2014
Real Affordability for All New Yorkers?
The Real Affordability for All campaign has issued An Affordable Housing Policy Platform for Mayor de Blasio. A stated goal of the campaign “is to ensure that Mayor de Blasio’s housing policies prioritize and deliver real affordability for the most … Continue reading
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January 14, 2014
How to Make NYC Affordable?
The Community Service Society released a report, An Affordable Place to Live (written by Waters and Bach). The report is intended to state “What New Yorkers Want From the New Mayor” from the perspective of low-income New Yorkers. Given that … Continue reading
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January 9, 2014
Weigh in on Mortgage Closing “Pain Points”
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has issued a Request for Information Regarding the Mortgage Closing Process. The CFPB wants information from the public about mortgage closing. Specifically, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) seeks information on key consumer “pain points” … Continue reading
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December 17, 2013
Reiss on Myths of the Fed
Bankrate.com quoted me in a story, 5 Myths Debunked About The Federal Reserve. it reads in part, Assassination, foreign control and money printing: the stuff of a motion picture thriller? Not in this case. They’re all the fodder for wild … Continue reading
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