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Urban Policy Professor Alex Schwartz Publishes Third Edition of Textbook

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Professor Alex Schwartz recently published the third edition of his textbook, Housing Policy in the United States. The classic primer for its subject, Housing Policy in the United States, has been substantially revised in the wake of the 2007 near-collapse of the housing market and the nation’s recent signs of recovery. Like its previous editions, …

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Alex Schwartz Co-authored Report “Underwater America” Featured in the National Journal

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In this article, highlighted by the National Journal, Schwartz discusses how last month homeowners’ equity reached the highest level since the recession began but still, about 9.8 million homes are still “underwater,” — that is, households “owe more on their mortgages that their homes are worth,” which is a reported 6.28 million, according to a recent report from the Haas Institute …

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Faculty News: Professor Alex Schwartz discusses affordable housing.

    Professor Alex Schwartz, who teaches courses on housing finance and housing policy, was quoted a New York Times article about affordable housing in New York City. In the article, which was published on April 12, 2013, Professor Schwartz discusses the problems with aging affordable housing units in the piece.  

Alex Schwartz will be speaking at the University of Kansas on “Housing after the Crisis”.

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Associate Professor, Urban Policy and Chair of Policy Programs, Alex Schwartz will be speaking at the University of Kansas on “Housing after the Crisis”. Given the recent election, Schwartz said that his presentation would also look at the Obama administration’s housing policies, including the shortcomings of its foreclosure prevention strategy, and its inability to address …

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