- American Dream in Flux: The Endangered Right to Lease a Home, by Andrea J. Boyack, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal, Vol. 49, No. 2, 2014.
- A Guide to New York State Commercial Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure, by Gerald Lebovits & Michael B. Terk, 87 N.Y. St. B.J. 22, February 2015.
- Super-Liens to the Rescue? A Case Against Special Districts in Real Estate Finance, by Christopher K. Odinet, Washington and Lee Law Review, Vol. 72, 2015. (Discussing availability of creditors willing to “make real estate-backed loans in special district areas”).
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How to Make America Walkable, by Michael Lewyn, 42 Real Est. L.J. 512 & Touro Law Center Legal Studies Research Paper. (Discussing the necessity to make cities walkable, and thus more accessible, in areas where public transportation is lacking).
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Unemployment as an Adverse Trigger Event for Mortgage Default, by Chao Yue Tian, Roberto Quercia, & Sarah F. Riley, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Forthcoming.
Tag Archives: real estate finance
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up
- H.R. 1142 was introduced in Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program, an identical bill was introduced into last year’s Congress (text of H.R. 1142 is not yet available).
- HUD waives Rental Assistance Demonstration 20% Cap on Project Basing for the San Francisco Housing Authority
Friday’s Government Reports Round-Up
- U.S. Census Bureau/U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Joint Release – New Residential Construction January 2015
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York Staff Report, Credit Supply and the Housing Boom – provides a novel perspective on the possible origins of the Great Recession.
- Freddie Mac – Fourth Quarter 2014 Financial Results
- Freddie Mac – Refinance Report Concludes that Borrowers who Refinanced in 2014 will Save Approximately 5 Billion in Interest Payments
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-up
- Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco – Community Investments: California’s Solution to Veteran Homelessness May Lie in Supportive Housing
- National Association of Realtors Supports Federal Housing Authority’s Plan to Reduce Mortgage Insurance Premiums
Friday’s Weekly REFin ReCap
Calling All RE Law Profs!
I have been asked to post this announcement by Rutgers Professor Jay Soled. He indicated that they were very interested in hearing from law professors who do research in this area.
Paul V. Profeta Chair in Real Estate
The Finance and Economics Department of the Rutgers Business School at Newark and New Brunswick, Rutgers University invites nominations and applications for the inaugural holder of the Paul V. Profeta Chair in Real Estate. The School and University are strongly committed to recruiting an accomplished scholar necessary to lead the school’s ambition to be a leader in research and teaching in Real Estate. The successful candidate will become the Founding Executive Director of the Rutgers Center for Real Estate Studies. The center is envisioned to facilitate scholarship activities and promote the education of real-estate issues in its various degree granting and continuing education programs. The Finance and Economics Department has 35 full-time faculty members. The Rutgers Business School offers BS, MBA, Masters of Quantitative Finance, and Ph.D. programs that include finance and applied economics concentrations. Please submit your application (cover letter, three names of your letter writers, research paper[s], and CV) electronically at https://www.business.rutgers.edu/faculty-research/teaching-opportunities. The search will continue until the position is filled.