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| Preface | p. xvii |
| Regulation and Constitutional Torts | p. 1 |
| Federalism, Preemption, and Risk | p. 2 |
| The Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (RAFSA) | p. 6 |
| The Existing "Tests" for Unconstitutionality | p. 6 |
| Quasi Constitutions | p. 10 |
| Social Capital | p. 10 |
| References | p. 11 |
| A Critique of Mechanism Design | p. 13 |
| Conclusion | p. 16 |
| Reference | p. 16 |
| General Public Health and Social Psychology Issues in Global Housing Markets and Mortgage Markets | p. 17 |
| Survey of Public Health Problems Caused by Traditional Mortgages and Foreclosures | p. 18 |
| Conclusion | p. 32 |
| References | p. 32 |
| Public Health Issues: Psychological Factors Inherent in Housing Demand, Mortgage Demand, and House Prices | p. 37 |
| Proposition 1: Credit Bias | p. 44 |
| Proposition 2: The S&L Crisis Effect | p. 44 |
| Proposition 3: Tenure Bias | p. 45 |
| Proposition 4: Low Willingness to Accept Losses (WTAL) | p. 46 |
| Proposition 5: Investment Horizon Effect | p. 46 |
| Proposition 6: The Deferred-Disutility/Deferred Pain Bias | p. 47 |
| Proposition 7: The Lender-Experience Effect | p. 48 |
| Proposition 8: The Government Intervention Effect | p. 49 |
| Proposition 9: The Multiple-Listing-Service (MLS) Effect | p. 50 |
| Proposition 10: Psychological Limitations on Supply of Housing Units | p. 50 |
| Validity of Housing Demand Models | p. 52 |
| Conclusion | p. 53 |
| References | p. 53 |
| Behavioral Biases in Property Taxation and Property Appraisal | p. 59 |
| Biases in Property Taxation | p. 60 |
| Psychological Effects and Biases Inherent in Property Appraisal | p. 64 |
| Conclusion | p. 76 |
| References | p. 77 |
| Foreclosure Statutes and Processes | p. 83 |
| Foreclosures Reduce the Efficiency of Monetary Policies and Fiscal Policies | p. 83 |
| Some Adverse Contagion Effects of Foreclosures | p. 84 |
| The Statutory Ban of Waiver of Judicial Foreclosure in Conveyancing Documents and the Omission of Nonjudicial Foreclosure from States' Laws Are Unconstitutional | p. 85 |
| The Borrower's Post-Foreclosure Right of Redemption Is Unconstitutional | p. 93 |
| The Unconstitutionality of Preemptive Foreclosure Rules | p. 98 |
| Enforcement of Core Foreclosure Processes and the Failure to Enact Uniform Federal Foreclosure and Mortgage Statutes Constitute Violations of the U.S. Constitution | p. 103 |
| Alternative Foreclosure Systems | p. 109 |
| New Theories of Takings | p. 109 |
| Conclusion | p. 112 |
| References | p. 112 |
| Unconstitutionality of U.S. Bankruptcy Code, Preemption of State-Law Mortgage Foreclosure Statutes, and Related Economic Effects | p. 115 |
| Existing Literature | p. 116 |
| Survey of Macroeconomic Effects of Bankruptcy Codes | p. 118 |
| The Financial Accelerator Theory Is Inaccurate | p. 126 |
| Criteria for Preemption: Equitable Subordination, Fraudulent Transfers (the "Reasonably Equivalent Value" Doctrine), the Deprizio Controversy, and the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 | p. 127 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court's Standards for Preemption Cases | p. 132 |
| New Standards for Preemption Cases | p. 135 |
| Constitutional Law Issues | p. 139 |
| Due Process Rights | p. 140 |
| The Separation-of-Powers Doctrine | p. 144 |
| A New Theory of Takings | p. 144 |
| Conclusion | p. 145 |
| Note | p. 146 |
| References | p. 147 |
| Mortgages and Deeds of Trust | p. 151 |
| Improper Coupling/Combinations of Mortgage Markets, Rental Markets, Savings/Investment Markets, and Property-Value Markets | p. 152 |
| Mortgages Cause Fraud and Misallocation of Risk | p. 153 |
| Traditional and Alternative Mortgages Are Inefficient and Create Wrong Incentives | p. 154 |
| Mortgages Reduce the Efficiency of Monetary Transmission | p. 155 |
| The Mortgage Wealth Illusion: Inefficient Household Allocations and Reduction of the Marginal Propensity to Save | p. 160 |
| Traditional and Alternative Western Mortgages Reduce Socioeconomic Flexibility that Substantially Affects Psychological Well-Being | p. 161 |
| Traditional and Alternative Mortgages Distort the Marriage Market | p. 162 |
| Traditional Western Mortgages and Alternative Mortgages Distort the Job Market | p. 163 |
| The Statutory or Common Law Prohibition of Prepayment Penalty/Yield Maintenance or Limitations on Prepayment Penalty on Default Are Unconstitutional | p. 165 |
| The Lack of Definition of the "Future Advances" Clause in Mortgages Constitutes a Violation of the U.S. Constitution | p. 172 |
| The Government's Failure to Enact Statutes that Define the Qualifications/Characteristics of a First Mortgagee | p. 173 |
| The Lender's Right to Receive Proceeds of Insurance and Condemnation (Arising from Real Estate) Is Not Codified | p. 176 |
| Anti-Deficiency Statutes Are Unconstitutional and the Lender's Right to Deficiency Judgment Must Remain Enforceable | p. 180 |
| New Theories of Takings | p. 190 |
| Conclusion | p. 191 |
| Notes | p. 192 |
| References | p. 192 |
| Subprime Lending Is Unconstitutional | p. 197 |
| The State-Action Requirement: The Substitution Theory and Failure-to-Act as State Action | p. 198 |
| Subprime Lending Is Unconstitutional | p. 198 |
| Conclusion | p. 201 |
| Note | p. 201 |
| References | p. 202 |
| Constitutionality of Real Property Title Systems | p. 205 |
| The Recording System and the Registration/Torrens System Are Unconstitutional | p. 205 |
| The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), Title Systems, and Conflict of Laws | p. 213 |
| Conclusion | p. 217 |
| References | p. 218 |
| Constitutionality of Real Estate Investment Trusts | p. 219 |
| The REIT Ownership-Concentration Rules Are Unconstitutional | p. 227 |
| The Regulation of REITs by U.S. States Constitutes Violations of the U.S. Constitution | p. 233 |
| The Entire REIT-Qualification Statutes (IRC Section-856, RMA, and AJCA REIT-Qualification Rules) Are Unconstitutional | p. 235 |
| The Mandatory REIT Dividend Payout Rule Violates the U.S. Constitution | p. 242 |
| The Government's Failure to Regulate Management Agreements of REITs Constitutes a Violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution | p. 245 |
| REITs Are Unconstitutional Because They Result in Illegal Misconduct | p. 246 |
| A New Theory of Takings | p. 246 |
| Conclusion | p. 247 |
| References | p. 247 |
| Asset Securitization Is Unconstitutional and Should Be Banned | p. 249 |
| Securitization Dampens Monetary Transmission and Provides Wrong Incentives for Banks and Sponsors | p. 250 |
| Securitization Increases Transaction Costs, Systemic Risk, Inflation, and Hedging Costs | p. 257 |
| Securitization Constitutes a Violation of the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution | p. 260 |
| Securitization Constitutes a Violation of the Free Speech Clause | p. 261 |
| Securitization Constitutes a Violation of the Right-to-Contract Clause of the U.S. Constitution and Is Illegal | p. 262 |
| Securitization Constitutes a Violation of the Equal Protection Clause | p. 263 |
| Securitization Constitutes a Violation of the Separation of Powers Doctrine | p. 264 |
| The Elements of Required New Regulations | p. 265 |
| The Implications of Change | p. 267 |
| Conclusion | p. 269 |
| References | p. 270 |
| Recommendations for the Development of a Mortgage and Mortgage-Alternatives Market in the CIS Region, the CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) Region, and China | p. 271 |
| Surveys and Needs Assessment | p. 277 |
| Coordination among Institutions in CIS/CEE Countries and China | p. 278 |
| Establishment of Mortgage and Real Estate Research Networks (Institutes) | p. 279 |
| The Mortgage-Alternatives Funds | p. 280 |
| Legal Infrastructure | p. 281 |
| Credit Ratings Systems | p. 293 |
| Taxation | p. 298 |
| Pension Reform | p. 300 |
| Accounting and Transparency/Disclosure | p. 300 |
| Central Banks | p. 301 |
| Mortgage Insurance | p. 302 |
| Home-Equity Mortgages | p. 303 |
| Primary Mortgage Markets | p. 304 |
| Creation of Secondary Mortgage-Alternatives Markets | p. 307 |
| Statutory Ban of Traditional "Western" Securitization | p. 308 |
| Alternatives to Foreclosure | p. 308 |
| The Price-Discovery Process and Viability of Mortgage-Alternatives Markets | p. 309 |
| Monitoring Alternatives to Primary and Secondary Mortgage-Alternatives Markets | p. 311 |
| Incentives for Banks and Financial Institutions | p. 314 |
| Incentives for Borrowers/Buyers to Use Mortgage Alternatives | p. 315 |
| Risk-Management and Risk-Transfer Systems | p. 315 |
| References | p. 316 |
| Asset-Liability Matching Is a Hindrance to Lending | p. 323 |
| Errors in the Formulas for Duration, Modified Duration (MD), and Convexity | p. 324 |
| Default/Bankruptcy Risk and Illiquidity | p. 330 |
| Existing Liquidity Derivatives (Swaps and Options) Are Inaccurate and Inefficient | p. 337 |
| Possible Solutions to the Perceived ALM Problem | p. 339 |
| Constitutionality of Central Bank Restrictions on Daily Cash Withdrawals by Customers | p. 341 |
| Conclusion | p. 344 |
| References | p. 344 |
| New Mortgage-Alternative Products for Primary Mortgage Markets in China and CIS/CEE Countries | p. 349 |
| The Adjustable Balance Mortgage | p. 351 |
| The Continuous Workout Mortgage, Shared Appreciation Mortgages (SAMs), Shared Income Mortgages (SIMs), and Shared Equity Mortgages (SEMs) | p. 353 |
| Traditional Alternative Mortgages | p. 354 |
| Indexed Mortgages | p. 356 |
| Islamic Finance Products | p. 357 |
| Cooperative Mortgages | p. 359 |
| The Pricing of Mortgages and Behavioral Finance-Most Models Are Inaccurate | p. 359 |
| Distortion of Economic Data and National Accounting | p. 363 |
| Banks/Lenders as Seller-Lenders (Installment Sales Contracts and Installment Land Contracts); and Banks as Real Estate Brokers | p. 364 |
| Renegotiation and Sequential Investments | p. 368 |
| Recursion of Mortgages and the Perception of Defaults as Low-Probability Events | p. 372 |
| Characterization of the New Mortgage-Alternative Products | p. 374 |
| The New Mortgage-Alternative Products | p. 381 |
| Conclusion | p. 410 |
| Notes | p. 410 |
| References | p. 411 |
| Conclusion | p. 419 |
| References | p. 421 |
| About the Author | p. 423 |
| Index | p. 425 |
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