Loan Modification

WELL, LETS HOPE: Nobel Economist Sees A Roaring Recovery.
WELL, LET’S HOPE: Nobel Economist Sees A Roaring Recovery.

Lereah Sees Far-Off Recovery
Housing sales may hover near the bottom, but market recovery remains a long way off, says economist and author David Lereah in a media statement today that illustrates a surprisingly more conservative market view than he is known for...

Harvard Housing Report Sees Affordability Improve
Despite federal intervention in the housing market and credit freeze that might not have had the desired effect thus far, certain signs of stabilization appear to be thawing, according to a new housing report...

Americans get more sensible about housing
Remember Fannie's Mae National Housing Survey? Well, Fannie has repeated the exercise, just six months later, and chief economist Doug Duncan tells me it might even become more frequent than that, in future.

Securities Litigation and the Housing Market Downturn
Atanu Saha and I have recently completed a paper analyzing the issue of (1) when the housing market downturn occurred (on a sustained, statistically significant basis); (2) when the market foresaw this housing market downturn; and (3) why the issue of the “foreseeability” of the housing market downturn is legally central to much of the [...

SEC's Chief Economist Testifies on OTC Credit Derivatives Market
James A. Overdahl, the SEC's Chief Economist, testified on July 9, 2008, before the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, on Testimony Regarding Reducing Risks and Improving Oversight in the...

Fair Housing Act
Prevent discrimination by landlords

KB Home and Countrywide Financial Corp.
allegedly conspired with appraisers to boost housing prices as the market crashed.

Chattanooga, TN
Seven months in back pay resolves pepper spray dispute.

Deja Vu
Exotic Dancers file class action claiming back wages

Canadian Government
former RCMP officer claims thousands of disability dollars clawed back.

Whole Foods Market Recalls Bulk Hazelnuts
Whole Foods Market Recalls Bulk Hazelnuts

Billion Dollar Ice Market
Probed for Price-Fixing