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Organized Tenants Are Baaaaack
After a lull in the 1990s, the tenants rights movement reemerged and has only gained strength. What caused the resurgence and what do tenants’ prospects look like?
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A Different Approach to the Recent Mortgage Settlement
A central feature of the recent $8.5 billion national mortgage settlement is a “throw up the hands and send some checks” approach as a solution to thousands and thousands of […]
Links Roundup: Independent Foreclosure Review Scrapped for New Settlement
The Independent Foreclosure Review has been scrapped for a new $8.5 billion settlement with the banks. These articles describe the reasons: Foreclosure Review Insiders Portray Massive Failure, Doomed From The […]
The Federal Housing Administration: Unsung Hero of the Housing Market
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is one of the unsung heroes of the housing market. Despite helping to save the housing market following the mortgage crisis in 2007, the FHA […]
DeMarco Must Go
It’s time for President Obama to fire and quickly replace the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Edward DeMarco, with a Director who will uphold the Agency’s […]
The First-Time Homebuyers Tax Credit Helped Sink the FHA
The NYT had an article on a new study by Edward Pinto at the American Enterprise Institute which found that a high percentage of the loans the FHA insured in […]
The Hawaii Model Succeeds
Before Hawaii's new foreclosure prevention law passed, Hawaii had the 11th highest foreclosure rate in the nation. One in every 41 homeowners was losing their largest asset. Banks argued that […]
“Political Lift”: An Interview with Rep. Keith Ellison
As we head into the election home stretch, pieces of Rep. Keith Ellison’s interview with Shelterforce in our latest issue keep coming to mind. Ellison is both a committed advocate for […]
DeMarco Out; Jim Carr Stirs Up Conversation
Jim Carr, who published his bold vision for restructuring the housing finance market here earlier this week, is making waves with it, getting conversation stirred up about why housing, foreclosures, […]
States Undercutting Historic Mortgage Settlement
Early this year, in a settlement with 49 state attorneys general, the five largest banks in the United States—Citi, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Ally Financial—agreed […]
Putting “Community” Back in “CRA”
The Community Reinvestment Act and regulators have been unable to hold banks accountable to distant and distinct local communities—so nonprofits have stepped in to do the heavy lifting.
Silence on the Stump
Talk of housing is notably absent from the presidential campaigns, but there are efforts underway trying to drive the housing issue home for good.
Where’s the Debate on Housing?
Last week's presidential debate passed without any mention of the continuing housing crisis affecting millions of American families. Nothing on either candidate’s website provides any specifics on this issue, let […]