Howard Yaruss

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).