NYC Rent Adjustments and Freezes NY1 interviewed me this morning in Former Rent Guidelines Board Chair Talks Process, Possibility of Freezing Rent:  Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised to freeze the rent on nearly 1 million stabilized a…

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Current Issues in Affordable Housing in New York City I will be moderating a panel on Rent Freezes, the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA), and Nonpayment at this in-person New York City Bar program on May 7th. The registratio…

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Incorporating AI Tools Into Your Legal Practice I published Advice for Incorporating AI Tools Into Your Legal Practice along with Celia Bigoness and Robert MacKenzie in the National Law Review. It reads, We have been speaking with many lawyers a…

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Can Mayor Mamdani Freeze the Rent? It’s Complicated Two former Rent Guidelines Board chairs explain how the process really works.

NYC’s rent-stabilization system faces a key test as a rent freeze is considered.

In @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social, Cornell Tech professor @davidjreiss.bsky.social and Nestor Davidson—both former Rent Guidelines Board chairs—explain how the Board works.
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Can Mayor Mamdani Freeze the Rent? It’s Complicated. I published a column with Nestor Davidson in Vital City, Can Mayor Mamdani Freeze the Rent? It’s Complicated. It reads, Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor who promised as a candidate to…

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When Tokenized Real-World Assets Collide With Real World - Law360 UK The city of Detroit's ongoing case against Real Token, alleging building code and safety violations across over 400 Detroit residential properties, highlights the brave new world we face when real est...

What happens when blockchain meets housing?

Professor @davidjreiss.bsky.social has a @law360.bsky.social column, co‑written with former Entrepreneurship Law Clinic student Biying Cheng, breaking down this fast‑unfolding issue of real estate & crypto:
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Feet to The Fire on Property Taxes Newsweek interviewed me for Mamdani’s Property Tax Plans Holding Hochul’s Feet to Fire, Expert Says. It reads, in part, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for a 9.5 percent property tax …

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Mamdani’s Property Tax Hike Proposal ABC News interviewed me in New York Mayor Mamdani’s Property Tax Hike Proposal Puts Pressure on Taxing Millionaires. It reads, in part, David Reiss, a clinical professor of law at Cornell Law…

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Mamdani’s First 50 Days: Housing Edition I was interviewed for AMNewYork’s story, Mamdani’s First 50 Days. It reads, in part, For Professor David Reiss, a Cornell University housing expert and former chair of the Rent Guidelin…

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When Tokenized Real-World Assets Collide With The Real World Biying Cheng and I have a column in Law 360, When Tokenized Real-World Assets Collide With Real World. It reads, The city of Detroit filed a public nuisance lawsuit in July of last year in the Mich…

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Why do cars, housing and clothing cost much more than they did in the 1950s? It seems obvious that products will get more expensive over time. But that wasn’t always the case before the mid-20th century.

Why does everything feel more expensive today than in the '50s?

Professor @davidjreiss.bsky.social, a leading voice on housing policy, helps unpack this question in a @marketplace.org feature on the arc of prices, inflation & affordability in America: https://bit.ly/460GbAG

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Consumer Law Awardee, alongside Senator Warren David J. Reiss (right), clinical professor of law and research director of the Blassberg-Rice Center on Entrepreneurship Law at Cornell Tech and Kara Bruce (left), head of the AALS Section on Comme…

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Why Was Housing So Much Cheaper in the 1950s? inequaltiMarketplace quoted me in Why Do Cars, Housing and Clothing Cost Much More Than They Did in the 1950s? It reads, in part, Question: Why did a pair of jeans, a box of rice, cars, houses and …

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Is It a Homebuyer’s Market? Marketplace quoted me in Is It Really a Homebuyer’s Market Now? It reads, in part, Housing prices are dropping and buyers are scoring steep discounts on their purchases, indicating that the real es…

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Curious about the daily AI habits that other lawyers have adopted in their practice.

Integrating AI Tools Into Law School Teaching Robert MacKenzie and I have an article in Bloomberg Law, Law Schools Should Teach How to Integrate AI Tools Into Practice. It reads, Now that artificial intelligence tools for lawyers are widely av…

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AALS Announces 2026 Section Award Winners | AALS Lens The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is proud to announce the winners of its 2026 section awards.  The awards are hosted by several of the association’s 108 sections organized around various...

Congrats to professor @davidjreiss.bsky.social, who was honored with the Juliet Moringiello Mentorship Award by The AALS Section on Commercial and Consumer Law. This award recognizes his commitment to mentoring faculty in commercial & consumer law. View the full list: https://bit.ly/49pZpQR

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 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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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…

This is tomorrow:

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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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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.

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 @davidjreiss.bsky.social discusses the legal & transparency concerns in @businessinsider.com.

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Good question -- I do not yet know . . .

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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