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PropertyprofBloghttp://feedburner.google.comAkee on Property Institutions and Efficiency in Housing Marketstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a652cb95970b2009-11-04T10:20:15-05:002009-11-04T15:20:15Z2009-11-04T15:20:15ZThe May issue of the Journal of Law and Economics has an article by Randall Akee (Tufts University) titled Checkerboards and Coase: The Effect of Property Institutions on Efficiency in Housing Markets (free download for subscribers only). Here's the abstract:...propertyprofProperty TheoryRecent ScholarshipProperty Visitors Wantedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a4242f970c2009-11-03T09:37:33-05:002009-11-03T14:37:33Z2009-11-03T14:37:33ZThe University of San Francisco and Gonzaga are both seeking property visitors for parts of the 2010-11 school year. Here's the info: USF: The University of San Francisco School of Law is seeking a visitor to teach Property and Trusts...propertyprofHelp WantedSalkin on Land Use Ethicstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a680a613970c2009-11-01T13:53:00-05:002009-11-01T18:53:00Z2009-11-01T18:53:00ZPatricia Salkin (Albany) has posted 2009 Ethical Considerations in Land Use on SSRN. Here's the abstract: This article is one in a series of annual updates on reported cases and opinions in the area of ethics and land use regulation,...propertyprofLand UseRecent ScholarshipSaxer on Property and Speechtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6294b6b970b2009-10-31T13:50:00-04:002009-10-31T17:50:00Z2009-10-31T17:50:00ZShelley Ross Saxer (Pepperdine) has posted A Property Rights View: Commentary on Property and Speech by Robert A. Sedler on SSRN. Here's the abstract: This Article, published as part of a Symposium on “The Rehnquist Court and the First Amendment,”...propertyprofRecent ScholarshipTate on Assignability of Charitable Trust Enforcement Rightstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6294835970b2009-10-31T01:46:00-04:002009-10-31T05:46:00Z2009-10-31T05:46:00ZJoshua C. Tate (SMU) has posted Should Charitable Trust Enforcement Rights Be Assignable? on SSRN. Here's the abstract: In recent years, scholars have given much attention to the problem of charitable trust enforcement. Departing from the common law, section 405(c)...propertyprofRecent ScholarshipRosser on Indians and Judicial Humilitytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6294615970b2009-10-30T13:44:00-04:002009-10-30T17:44:00Z2009-10-30T17:44:00ZEzra Rosser (American University) has posted Assumptions Regarding Indians and Judicial Humility: Thoughts from a Property Law Lens on SSRN. Here's the abstract: Negative assumptions regarding Indians can be found in the recent decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court and...propertyprofProperty TheoryRecent ScholarshipSaxer on Eminent Domain and First Amendment Land Usestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a62942de970b2009-10-30T01:40:00-04:002009-10-30T05:40:00Z2009-10-30T05:40:00ZShelley Ross Saxer (Pepperdine) has posted Eminent Domain Actions Targeting First Amendment Land Uses on SSRN. Here's the abstract: This Article explores constitutional and statutory limitations on land use regulations where First Amendment rights are implicated. The government’s eminent domain...propertyprofLand UseRecent ScholarshipTakingsBennett's Bibliography on Condostag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a62940df970b2009-10-29T13:36:00-04:002009-10-29T17:36:00Z2009-10-29T17:36:00ZDonna S. Bennett (Northern Kentucky) has posted Condominium Homeownership: A Selected Annotated Bibliography of Legal Sources on SSRN. Here's the abstract: Following a brief historical sketch of the condominium concept, this bibliography focuses on the development and growth of condominium...propertyprofReal Estate TransactionsRecent ScholarshipJohnson et al. on No Walmart in My Backyardtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a680914a970c2009-10-29T01:31:00-04:002009-10-29T05:31:00Z2009-10-29T05:31:00ZDaniel K. N. Johnson, Kristina M. Lybecker, Nicole Gurley, Alex Stiller-Shulman, and Stephen Fischer (all of Colorado College) have posted The NWIMBY Effect (No Walmart in My Backyard): Big Box Stores and Residential Property Values on SSRN. Here's the abstract:...propertyprofLand UseReal Estate TransactionsRecent ScholarshipSalkin on Alternate Members of Planning and Zoning Boardstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6293a41970b2009-10-28T21:27:00-04:002009-10-29T01:27:00Z2009-10-29T01:27:00ZPatricia Salkin (Albany) has posted Providing for Alternate Members of Planning and Zoning Boards: Drafting Effective Local Laws on SSRN. Here's the abstract: It is not uncommon for members of planning and zoning boards to have conflicts of interest with...propertyprofLand UseRecent ScholarshipGreen and Wachter on The Housing Finance Revolutiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a68093dd970c2009-10-28T13:36:04-04:002009-10-28T17:36:04Z2009-10-28T17:36:04ZRichard K. Green (George Washington) and Susan M. Wachter (Wharton) have posted The Housing Finance Revolution on SSRN. Here's the abstract: While other countries dismantled their segmented housing finance systems and linked housing finance to capital markets through deregulated depositories,...propertyprofReal Estate TransactionsRecent ScholarshipPavlov and Wachter on Subprime Lending and Real Estate Pricestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6808c69970c2009-10-28T13:26:59-04:002009-10-28T17:26:59Z2009-10-28T17:26:59ZAndrey D. Pavlov (Simon Fraser) and Susan M. Wachter (Wharton) have posted Subprime Lending and Real Estate Prices on SSRN. Here's the abstract: This paper establishes a theoretical and empirical link between the use of aggressive mortgage lending instruments, such...propertyprofReal Estate TransactionsRecent ScholarshipNovikov on Solar Rights in the UStag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6293660970b2009-10-28T13:24:04-04:002009-10-28T17:24:04Z2009-10-28T17:24:04ZIgor V. Novikov (Suffolk) has posted State of Solar Rights Across the United States on SSRN. Here's the abstract: Solar energy is cheap, abundant, and readily available. Solar energy could help the United States to decrease (and, potentially, eliminate) its...propertyprofLand UseRecent ScholarshipKennedy on Property and Economic Developmenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6784f92970c2009-10-26T14:30:40-04:002009-10-26T18:30:40Z2009-10-26T18:30:40ZDavid W. Kennedy (Harvard) has posted Some Caution About Property Rights as a Recipe for Economic Development on SSRN. Here's the abstract: In recent years, enhancing the security and clarity or formality of property rights has become something of an...propertyprofProperty TheoryRecent ScholarshipThe History of Pierson v. Posttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a61797cb970b2009-10-23T11:12:04-04:002009-10-23T15:12:04Z2009-10-23T15:12:04ZDaniel R. Ernst (Georgetown) has a fantastic summary of the recent scholarship on the history of Pierson v. Post in the Green Bag. Ben Barros [Comments are held for approval, so there will be some delay in posting]propertyprofPersonal PropertyRecent ScholarshipThe Creed in the Deedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a65330d3970c2009-10-19T20:13:03-04:002009-10-20T00:13:03Z2009-10-20T00:13:03ZRalph Waldo Emerson said as a part of his eternal wisdom: "go put your creed into the deed, nor speak with double talk." Apparently, some people took Waldo (as he affectionately preferred to be called) seriously -- (Ok, so the...propertyprofLand UseAtuahene on Property and Social Transformationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5ed38e0970b2009-10-19T11:41:00-04:002009-10-19T15:41:00Z2009-10-19T15:41:00ZBernadette Atuahene (Chicago-Kent) has posted Property Rights & the Demands of Transformation on SSRN. Here's the abstract: The conception of property that a transitional state adopts is critically important because it affects the state’s ability to transform society. The classic...propertyprofProperty TheoryRecent ScholarshipMaterial Girl ... Soon To be Homeless?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5f2db95970b2009-10-19T08:29:00-04:002009-10-19T12:29:00Z2009-10-19T12:29:00ZJust last week I gave my property students a practice problem about "purple pain for Prince's landlord." (You never know when a propertyprof post from years and years ago will come in handy). Now I see that Madonna's being sued...propertyprofIn the NewsDiLorenzo on Equity Strippingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6443a27970c2009-10-18T23:39:00-04:002009-10-19T03:39:00Z2009-10-19T03:39:00ZVincent DiLorenzo (St. John's) has posted Mortgage Market Deregulation and Moral Hazard: Equity Stripping Under Sanction of Law on SSRN. Here's the abstract: This article examines the failure of the current regulatory structure to adequately protect consumers against risks in...propertyprofReal Estate TransactionsRecent ScholarshipReiss on Landlords of Last Resorttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5ed3549970b2009-10-18T11:36:00-04:002009-10-18T15:36:00Z2009-10-18T15:36:00ZDavid J. Reiss (Brooklyn) has posted Landlords of Last Resort: Should the Government Subsidize the Mortgages of Privately-Owned, Small Multifamily Buildings? on SSRN. Here's the abstract: The absence of stable financing options has long caused difficulties for owners of small...propertyprofReal Estate TransactionsRecent Scholarship