Monthly Archives: November 2014
Accurately Measuring Mortgage Availability
November 28, 2014
by David Reiss
The Urban Institute’s Housing Finance Policy Center has posted a research report, Measuring Mortgage Credit Availability Using Ex-Ante Probability of Default. This report tackles an important subject: How to strike a balance between credit availability and risk to achieve a … Continue reading
Read MoreJust Now, Happy Thanksgiving
November 27, 2014
by David Reiss
Just Now In the morning as the storm begins to blow away the clear sky appears for a moment and it seems to me that there has been something simpler than I could ever believe simpler than I could have … Continue reading
Read MoreManufacturing Jobs in NYC
November 26, 2014
by David Reiss
The New York City Council released a report, Engines of Opportunity: Reinvigorating New York City’s Manufacturing Zones for the 21st Century. I am always worried that discussions of increasing manufacturing jobs, especially in a city as expensive as New York, … Continue reading
Read MoreHousing Finance Reform at a Glance
November 25, 2014
by David Reiss
The Urban Institute has posted its November Housing Finance At A Glance. This is a really valuable resource. The introduction provides a nice overview of recent developments in the area: With a sweeping midterm election victory for the GOP, the … Continue reading
Read MoreReiss on Avoiding War
November 24, 2014
by David Reiss
MaintStreet quoted me in How to Avoid War Between Homeowner Associations and Residents. It reads in part, When Robert Stern moved into the Sedgefield retirement community in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. four years ago, all he could see was four … Continue reading
Read MoreDoes Morningstar Speak with Forked Tongue?
November 21, 2014
by David Reiss
Morningstar Credit Ratings, a small Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (albeit a subsidiary of Morningstar, the large investment research firm), has issued a Structured Credit Ratings Commentary on Rating Shopping in Asset Securitization Markets. It finds that Rating shopping is … Continue reading
Read MoreReiss on GSE Privatization
November 20, 2014
by David Reiss
GlobeSt.com quoted me in Waiting to Say Goodbye to the GSEs. It reads in part, US HUD Secretary Julian Castro added another “to do” item to the lame duck Congress’ list of things they should get done before they adjourn … Continue reading
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