MF10-14: A reference to remedies in debtor-creditor law usually conjures up images of the rights of creditors to enforce obligations when debtors default. Whether due to…
Daniel McCue, Eric Belsky, Melissa Jacoby, Margaret Nipson
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April 5, 2010
Homeowners have long sought debt relief in the federal bankruptcy courts, but they take different paths to reach that point. For some, home mortgage problems are a…
Ingrid Gould Ellen, Scott Susin, Amy Ellen Schwartz, Michael Schill
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October 13, 2001
In this paper, we look at the impact of two New York City homeownership programs on surrounding property values. Both of these programs—the Nehemiah Plan and the New Homes…
J. Michael Collins, David Crowe, Michael Carliner
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October 5, 2001
Much of homeownership research and policy focuses on financial or information barriers that might frustrate low-income renter households from buying a home. Given existing…
Eric Belsky, Michael Schill, Anthony Yezer
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August 25, 2001
This analysis considers the extent to which the Community Reinvestment Act has led institutions under its authority to increase the number of home purchase mortgage loans to…