David Reiss
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Cornell Law & Cornell Tech prof interested in real estate, housing, fintech
Federal Home Loan Banks during Financial Stress
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Federal Home Loan Banks during Financial Stress
I was happy to participate in the discussion group process for Government Accountability Office’s report, Federal Home Loan Banks: Role During Financial Stress and Members’ Borrowing Tr…
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Housing Stability in the Mamdani Administration
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Housing Stability in the Mamdani Administration
I am looking forward to the discussion tonight on Housing Stability in the Mamdani Administration, hosted by the Urban Design Forum. While it is sold out, we will be discussing “what a potent…
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More on the 50-Year Mortgage
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More on the 50-Year Mortgage
Marketplace interviewed me in Trump Floated a 50-Year Mortgage to Address Housing Affordability. How Would That Work? The transcript reads, President Donald Trump proposed a 50-year mortgage over t…
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about 1 month ago
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Trump & Pulte's 50-Year Mortgage
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Trump & Pulte’s 50-Year Mortgage
Politico quoted me in ‘Band-Aid,’ ‘Distraction’: Experts Slam Pulte, Trump 50-Year Mortgage Idea. It opens, The Trump administration is entertaining a potential plan for the government to back 50-y…
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Understanding NYC’s Rent-Stabilized Housing Stock
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Understanding NYC’s Rent-Stabilized Housing Stock
I will be moderating an NYU Furman Center Policy Breakfast on NYC’s Rent-Stabilized Housing: Understanding Different Segments of the Stock and Why It Matters on November 19th. The link to register …
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about 2 months ago
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VIDEO: Retrenchment and Rollback in Consumer Protection and Housing
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VIDEO: Retrenchment and Rollback in Consumer Protection and Housing
The video for the ABA Professor’s Corner webinar on Retrenchment and Rollback: Federal Consumer Protection and Housing has been posted. Rosa Newman (Elon) moderated and I spoke alongside Kathleen E…
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about 2 months ago
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Does Homeownership Build Wealth?
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Does Homeownership Build Wealth?
Marketplace interviewed me for a story to answer the question, Does Homeownership Build Wealth? It reads, in part, With housing prices skyrocketing in recent years, homeownership has become increas…
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about 2 months ago
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What’s Andrew Cuomo’s Plan to Help New York City Renters?
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What’s Andrew Cuomo’s Plan to Help New York City Renters?
The New York Times interviewed me in a video, What’s Andrew Cuomo’s Plan to Help New York City Renters? The transcript reads, “Can you describe rent prices in New York?” “High.” “Expensive.” ”Out o…
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This is tomorrow: Retrenchment and Rollback: Federal Consumer Protection and Housing
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Retrenchment and Rollback: Federal Consumer Protection and Housing
I will be speaking on Retrenchment and Rollback: Federal Consumer Protection and Housing in an ABA Professor’s Corner webinar on October 14th at 12:30 ET with Kathleen Engel, Suffolk Law School Ros…
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2 months ago
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Retrenchment and Rollback: Federal Consumer Protection and Housing
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Retrenchment and Rollback: Federal Consumer Protection and Housing
I will be speaking on Retrenchment and Rollback: Federal Consumer Protection and Housing in an ABA Professor’s Corner webinar on October 14th at 12:30 ET with Kathleen Engel, Suffolk Law School Ros…
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3 months ago
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Cornell Tech
3 months ago
Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has posted over a dozen official agency orders directly to his personal X account. Cornell Law Professor
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Mortgage regulator Bill Pulte has posted at least 13 agency orders on his personal X account
Bill Pulte has posted at least 13 agency orders on his personal X account. They don't appear to be posted publicly anywhere else.
https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-pulte-fhfa-agency-orders-personal-x-account-2025-9
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The FHFA's @Pulte Acts on X Alone
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The FHFA’s @Pulte Acts on X Alone
Business Insider quoted me in Mortgage Regulator Bill Pulte Has Posted at Least 13 Agency Orders on His Personal X Account (behind a paywall). The story reads, in part, Until he became the head of …
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3 months ago
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Using AI in Transactional Law Practice
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Using AI in Transactional Law Practice
Celia Bigoness and I published a column in Law360, What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI (behind a paywall). It reads, We teach entrepreneurship law clinics in which our studen…
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4 months ago
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Cornell Law School Is Hiring a Transactional Clinician
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Cornell Law School Is Hiring a Transactional Clinician
Cornell is hiring a transactional clinician to be based in Ithaca in the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic and the Blassberg-Rice Center for Entrepreneurship Law. The appointment will be to the long-term…
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5 months ago
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Mamdani and Affordable Housing Development
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Mamdani and Affordable Housing Development
CNN quoted me in Zohran Mamdani Has Big Housing Plans. Here’s What Stands in The Way. It reads, in part, Mamdani’s rent freeze plan could undermine his goal of building 200,000 publicly subsidized,…
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6 months ago
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Bullying the Fed
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Bullying the Fed
Central Banking quoted me in Economists Denounce Trump’s ‘Bullying’ of Fed Chair (sign up required). It opens, Economists have attacked what they regard as US president Donald Trump’s bullying of F…
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6 months ago
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Rent Freezes in NYC
The New York Times quoted me in Free Buses and Billions in New Taxes. Can Mamdani Achieve His Plans? It reads, in part, A major pillar of Mr. Mamdani’s economic plan is housing: He wants to build 2…
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6 months ago
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Fannie, Freddie and Trump
Central Banking quoted me in Fannie, Freddie . . . and Donald. It reads, in part, IIn a client note on May 13, investment management firm Pimco said any privatisation of Fannie and Freddie would be…
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7 months ago
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The Importance of Mentorship for New Lawyers
I interviewed Connor Blancato, an up-and-coming real estate lawyer, for the New York Real Property Law Journal. The interview emphasizes the importance of mentorship for new lawyers. Click on the …
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7 months ago
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Cornell's Entrepreneurship Center Expands in Its First Year
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Cornell’s Entrepreneurship Center Expands in Its First Year
Cornell Law School just posted this about the new Entrepreneurship Law Clinic on Roosevelt Island: In the summer of 2024, with a transformative gift from Franci J. Blassberg ’75, J.D. ’77, and Jose…
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8 months ago
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What Happens if Fannie and Freddie Go Private?
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What Happens if Fannie and Freddie Go Private?
I was quoted in Fintech Nexus’ Home Invasion: What Happens if Fannie and Freddie Go Private. It reads, in part, The Trump Administration has telegraphed significant changes to GSE mortgage le…
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9 months ago
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David Reiss
Cornell Tech
9 months ago
Professor David Reiss spoke with an NPR station about Trump's plan to privatize mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac:
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“The government would make, effectively, hundreds of billions of dollars from this sale,” Reiss said.
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How Trump plans to get government out of the mortgage business
Mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been under government conservatorship since 2008. President Trump wants to privatize them. But what could that mean for America's mortgage marke...
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Trump’s Plans to Privatize Fannie and Freddie
I was interviewed on WBUR-FM’s On Point (distributed by American Public Radio), hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti for an episode on How Trump Plans To Get Government out of the Mortgage Business.…
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