The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JULY 22, 2024

The arguments pro and con Freddie Mac’s CES mortgage proposal generated a significant number of comments from many groups and individuals, including think tanks and elected officials across the political spectrum, and also many housing-related industry associations.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

As GSEs, they were highly limited in their permitted activities but given a preferred market position, along with the subsidies and privileges needed to deliver a public policy benefit to the public. Any contact between F&F and elected officials is strictly controlled by the FHFA.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 16, 2025

I stopped testifying when I realized that the city's elected officials either didn't understand or care. For years I testified that DC's property tax methodologies over value commercial property when it comes to retail stores. Makan's meals cost $22 to $29, while Takoma Park's Kin-Da Thai restaurant costs $14-19.

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Public Policy Blog

JUNE 16, 2013

Approximately one year ago, on June 13, 2012, Representative Lisa Brown (D-Bloomfield) uttered the word that runs ice through the veins and casts fear into the hearts of male elected officials: Vagina. State Politics & Policy Quarterly, 13(2), 262–273 DOI: 10.1177/1532440013484478.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

I stopped testifying when I realized that the city's elected officials either didn't understand or care.

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