Monthly Archives: March 2016
Surveying Financial Well-Being
March 31, 2016
by David Reiss
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a notice and request for comment on the Financial Well-Being National Survey. The CFPB is asking for comments on (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the … Continue reading
Read MoreThursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
by Shea Cunningham
The National Low Income Housing Coalition released The Gap: The Affordable Housing Gap Analysis 2016, finding that there is a 7.2 million shortage of affordable rental units.
Read MoreRoad to GSE Reform
March 30, 2016
by David Reiss
A bevy of housing finance big shots have issued a white paper, A More Promising Road to GSE Reform. The main objective of the proposal is to migrate those components of today’s system that work well into a system that is … Continue reading
Read MoreWednesday’s Academic Roundup
by Shea Cunningham
Borrowing Constraints and Homeownership Over the Recent Cycle, Arthur Acolin, Jesse Bricker, Paul S. Calem & Susan M. Wachter. Momentum Strategies and Investor Sentiment in the REIT Market, Ying Hao, Hsiang-Hui Chu, Kuan-Cheng Ko & Lin Lin, International Review of … Continue reading
Read MoreBuying Into The Sexiest Real Estate
March 29, 2016
by David Reiss
Newsmax quoted me in How to Buy and Sell in the Sexiest of Real Estate Markets. It opens, With the opening of the 7 subway station at 34th Street last year, more than 100 shops and 5,000 residences, the Hudson Yards neighborhood … Continue reading
Read MoreTuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
by Shea Cunningham
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has implemented a new rule that effectively implements the Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities (HELP) Act. The House of Representatives passed the Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 (S. 2393), … Continue reading
Read MoreBuck-A-Home
March 28, 2016
by David Reiss
The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch quoted me (from an AP story) in Kansas City Presses To Sell Eyesore, Vacant Homes for A Buck. It reads, in part, Drawn to the idea of buying a house for just a buck, Dorian Blydenburgh paced … Continue reading
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