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News & Events
Vicki Been Delivers Norman Williams Distinguised Lecture in Land Use Planning and the Law
Feb. 2, 2012: Furman Center Director Vicki Been delivered the 8th Annual Norman Williams Distinguished Lecture in Land Use Planning and the Law at Vermont Law School. The lecture, “Explaining the Motivations Behind Land Use Regulation,” explored the motivations for the more than 100 neighborhood-sized zoning changes throughout New York City, their implications for the future, and the lessons policymakers and courts can draw from a comprehensive analysis of the city’s rezoning decisions.
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News & Events
Max Weselcouch Testifies at New York City Council Hearing on Foreclosures
Jan. 30, 2012: Furman Center Data Manager and Research Analyst Max Weselcouch testified at a hearing of the New York City Council’s Committee on Community Development on mortgage foreclosures in New York. The testimony covered Furman Center research on the ongoing nature of the foreclosure crisis, the community impacts of foreclosures, and the likelihood that borrowers who undergo foreclosure counseling will receive mortgage modifications. Read her testimony here.
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Ingrid Gould Ellen Participates in Webinar on the Effect of Foreclosures on Families
Jan. 26, 2012: Furman Center Faculty Co-Director Ingrid Gould Ellen participated in a webinar “The Foreclosure Crisis in Three Cities: Children, Schools, and Neighborhoods” hosted by The Center for Housing Policy. The webinar was part of a series on foreclosures for HousingPolicy.org’s Live at the Forum. Ingrid Ellen’s presentation, “Children and the Foreclosure Crisis: School Mobility” is available here. She joined two other researchers from Baltimore and Washington D.C. to present studies exploring the similarities and differences of where families go after foreclosure. For additional information on the effects of the foreclosure crisis on children, read the Furman Center study on the relationship between foreclosure and student mobility here.
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News & Events
Ingrid Gould Ellen Presents at the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness Conference
Jan. 20, 2012: At the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness Conference, co-director Ingrid Gould Ellen presented findings on the impact of foreclosures on children moving to lower-performing schools. The conference, entitled “Beyond Housing: A National Conversation on Child Homelessness and Poverty,” provided an opportunity to help colleagues across the field to imagine new and dynamic ways to reduce the impact of poverty and homelessness on children and families. Read the report that the presentation was based on here.
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News & Events
Furman Center Mourns Death of Herbert Z. Gold
Jan. 17, 2012: The Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy mourns the death of longtime friend and supporter Herbert Z. Gold, who died on November 25th at the age of 96. A graduate of the NYU School of Law, Herb was a real estate developer in Rockville Centre and Long Island. Herb supported the Furman Center for many years, and most recently, his interest in and commitment to the development of affordable housing spurred him to establish the Herbert Z. Gold Affordable Housing Fellowship at the Furman Center, which was critical to the development and launch of our Subsidized Housing Information Project (SHIP) database last year. Herb’s kindness and compassion, his intellectual curiosity, and his generous spirit will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
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News & Events
Mark Willis Participates in American Securitization Forum Seminar
Dec. 12, 2011: Furman Center Resident Research Fellow Mark Willis served as a panelist at the American Securitization Forum seminar “Private Mortgage Finance Legislation—Rep. Garrett and Senator Corker’s Proposals.” Since the Obama Administration produced its whitepaper on GSE reform in February of 2010, Congressional leaders have been discussing the appropriate role of government within our nation’s housing finance system. Panelists discussed two draft bills from Congressman Scott Garrett (R-NJ) and Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) that would wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and drastically reduce the federal government’s involvement in housing finance.
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News & Events
Ingrid Gould Ellen and Max Weselcouch Participate in Strategic Data Use Conference
Dec. 7, 2011: Furman Center Faculty Co-Director Ingrid Gould Ellen and Data Manager Max Weselcouch participated in the Strategic Data Use to Stabilize Neighborhoods Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Ingrid Ellen joined a panel titled “Mobilizing Grassroots Participation in Data-Driven Policy,” which explored community-based efforts to use data as a means to mobilize people, and resources to gather and analyze data and affect change. View presentation. Max Weselcouch participated in the “Data Infrastructure Blueprint” workshop, which focused on ways to prepare and use data to promote neighborhood reinvestment. View presentation. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors and The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond hosted the conference.
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Research & Policy
Furman Center Launches New York City Quarterly Housing Report
Nov. 28, 2011: In an analysis of third quarter housing indicators, the Furman Center finds that home sales volume remained low in the third quarter of 2011, with the number of properties sold citywide four percent lower than the number sold in the third quarter of 2010. The Quarterly Housing Update is unique among New York City housing reports because it incorporates sales data, new construction indicators, and foreclosures. It also presents a repeat sales index for each borough to capture price appreciation while controlling for housing quality. View the press release.
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News & Events
Max Weselcouch Testifies at New York State Assembly Hearing on Foreclosures
Nov. 7, 2011: Furman Center Data Manager and Research Analyst Max Weselcouch testified at a joint hearing of the New York State Assembly’s committees on Housing, Judiciary and Banks on mortgage foreclosures in New York. The testimony covered Furman Center research on the ongoing nature of the foreclosure crisis, the community impacts of foreclosures, and the likelihood that borrowers who undergo foreclosure counseling will receive mortgage modifications. View coverage of the testimony here.
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News & Events
Mark Willis Participates in AmeriCatalyst Panel Debate
Nov. 7, 2011: Furman Center Resident Research Fellow Mark Willis participated in AmeriCatalyst’s panel debate, “A Change of Hearth: Homeownership vs. Rental Housing Policy and the Fate of the REO inventory.” The panel focused on housing and rental policies that promote homeownership in the United States. AmeriCatalyst’s 2011 “Convergence: The Globalization of Housing Finance, 10 Years On,” convened top investors, regulators, bankers and academics in Austin, Texas to discuss and debate the future of the mortgage market.