Propertyprof Blog

Covers news, issues and developments in property law, mainly for a legal education audience.

Author: D. Benjamin Barros, an associate professor of law at Widener University School of Law, edits PropertyProf Blog with contributing editors Rose Cuison Villazor, a law professor at Southern Methodist University, and Alfred L. Brophy, a law professor at the University North Carolina. Brophy also contributes to MoneyLaw and Ratio Juris.

Recent Posts from PropertyProf Blog

Akee on Property Institutions and Efficiency in Housing Markets
The 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…
Property Visitors Wanted
The 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…
Salkin on Land Use Ethics
Patricia 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…
Saxer on Property and Speech
Shelley 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…
Tate on Assignability of Charitable Trust Enforcement Rights
Joshua 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…
Rosser on Indians and Judicial Humility
Ezra 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…
Saxer on Eminent Domain and First Amendment Land Uses
Shelley 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…
Bennett's Bibliography on Condos
Donna 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…
Johnson et al. on No Walmart in My Backyard
Daniel 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…
Salkin on Alternate Members of Planning and Zoning Boards
Patricia 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…