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Will the GSEs Repeat 2007 - 2009’s Large Losses?

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

They have a credit box 8 that is akin to what existed around 2000 - 2002, i.e., before the GSEs loosened it up as mortgage bubble distortions showed up. Prior to 2013, when the first CRT transactions were done, this information was kept confidential. [11] percent per year, less than half the rate of house price inflation. [5]

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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- " You gotta have community building ," 2007 -- " Arts-based revitalization, community building, network strengthening, commodification, and Artomatic ," 2009 And like with multi-faceted arts centers, better economic return comes from those that are adaptively reused than built from scratch (" Developing Creative Quarters in Cities: Policy lessons (..)

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The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Screenshot, Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership marketing campaign, 2009. It had been happening for decades (" Having a Longer View on Downtown Living ," Eugenie Birch, University of Pennsylvania, 2002; Get Urban!: I haven't written about this being discussed in a number of places like DC (" D.C.