Howard Yaruss is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University's Schack Institute of Real Estate. His primary professional activities are teaching real estate economics and serving as an expert witness/consultant on mortgage, financial guaranty and title Insurance. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Radian Group, one of the largest guarantors of debt in the world. He is the author of Understandable Economics (Prometheus Books, 2022) which aims to provide a better understanding of the economy with no jargon, formulas, graphs, or other technical material. The book was an Amazon bestseller and winner of Axiom Business Book Awards 2023 Bronze Medal for Economics.  He has also served on the Boards of organizations that advocate for safer streets, help the homeless and support the arts and is currently a member of Manhattan Community Board 7 (the Upper West Side).

Publications

• Understandable Economics: Because Understanding Our Economy Is Easier Than You Think and More Important Than You Know By Prometheus Books (Sep 15 2022)
• Retail Landlords Need to Get Greedy and Rent Out Those Storefronts By Crain's (Sep 14 2021)
• Trade Free Parking for Free Transit: An idea that would reduce congestion and fund mass transportation By New York Daily News (Nov 13 2019)
• Everything You Need to Know About Investing By Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities (May 01 2016)