Future of Rentals: PETRA, TRA, and End of Housing As We Know It
September 13, 2010
[Note: This is a longer version of the original, which was posted on AOL Housingwatch a few days ago. I’m crossposting it because Notorious ROB
Articles filed under Politics & Regulation
Carnival of Real Estate Policy, Inaugural Edition
September 5, 2010
Welcome to the first Carnival of Real Estate Policy. It seems impossible that the real estate blogosphere has gone so long without talking more about
Fannie and Freddie: Into Commercial Real Estate, Out of Residential
September 5, 2010
In my earlier post on the New Normal in real estate, a commenter took issue with my predictions about the future of the 30-year fixed
Seven Big Questions: The MLS Edition
August 31, 2010
I’m honored to be asked to give the closing remarks at the Council of MLS conference in Chicago this year at the end of September/early
Welcome to the New *#&@%@ Normal!
August 25, 2010
It’s a chilly, rainy day here in New Jersey under iron grey skies. If where you are is sunny, and you’re feeling happy and optimistic,
Obama's Christmas in August? Really?
August 5, 2010
James Pethokoukis writes on Reuters today (h/t: Instapundit) that the Obama Administration may be planning to eliminate many/most/all underwater mortgages in a single swoop: Rumors
Federal Regulation of Realtors Seems Likely
August 3, 2010
So earlier today, I get an email of some interesting real-estate related links from my friends at AOL Housingwatch (where I pen an occasional column
Bring the Snark: Ken Harney and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
July 30, 2010
My friend Matthew Shadbolt alerted me to this editorial by Ken Harney, a columnist for the Washington Post, that was published on The Real Deal. Harney
Slouching Towards DC, Part 2: A "Balanced" Policy
July 29, 2010
In part 1, I laid out some hints of what the Obama Administration has in mind for a new federal housing policy that would “reset
