BY: Rob Stigile Following the publication of a blockbuster report detailing the use of apartment rent pricing software by some of the nation’s largest multifamily landlords, dozens of plaintiffs have filed suit alleging that use of the software violates section of the Sherman Act. These lawsuits may serve as an invitation for judicial reconsideration of […]
BY: Michael Coleman, RBFL Student Editor What does the Russian invasion of Ukraine have to do with housing affordability in the United States? While perhaps not the proximate cause of rising housing costs, a domino-effect of Vladimir Putin’s quest for hegemony of the Crimean Peninsula and beyond has had considerable impact on much of the […]
BY: Nicole Rosker, RBFL Editor Every winter, almost 1.5 million people visit Aspen to ski its legendary slopes. Every summer, Martha’s Vineyard’s population springs from 17,000 to 200,000. These famous destination towns are so successful at attracting affluent vacationers that they enjoy nicknames like “Billionaire Mountain” and “Hollywood East.” But stripped of their romantic infamy, […]
BY: Nicole Chatt González, RBFL Editor One way to fool appraisers and increase the value of your home — make the appraiser think the current occupants are white. In 2021, a black family’s picture hanging in the living room made a nearly $300,000 difference when Nathan Connolly and Shani Mott had their home initially appraised. […]
by Kevin Brothers, RBFL Student Editor On the west coast, California and Oregon are dealing with serious affordable housing crises that have left many struggling to keep a roof over their heads, or left without one altogether. In Oregon, approximately 14,476 individuals are reported to be homeless.[1]The number of those experiencing chronic homelessness […]
INTRODUCTION Introduction and Table of Contents ISSUE I – FALL 2016 Development Articles Table of Contents Kuhu Parasrampuria, SEC’s New Money Market Rules, 36 REV. BANKING & FIN. L. 2 (2016). Daniel Mello, Anti-Inversion Rules, the Pfizer-Allergan Merger, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Challenge, 36 REV. BANKING & FIN. L. 16 (2016). Alyssa Marchetti, Stricter Anti-Money […]
The Wall Street Journal recently reported on the latest progress toward the securitization of single-family rental homes here. The WSJ has tracked this market development throughout the year, noting the birth of new investment firms and funds and explaining the investment strategy. The Federal Reserve’s January White Paper–covering current housing market data and a proposed government-supported Real-Estate-Owned to rental […]
The Massachusetts SJC is soliciting amicus briefs on a home refinancing case. On its website the Court indicates that the case arises from the plaintiff’s refinancing of a home mortgage and presents the question “whether securitizers and assignees of the borrowers’ note and mortgage loan can be held liable under the provisions of the Massachusetts […]