Rural Areas Saw Disproportionate Home Price Growth During the Pandemic Thursday, May 16, 2024 Home prices rose at an unprecedented pace after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the result of record-low interest rates, the continued aging of millennials into prime homebuying years, and a... By PEYTON WHITNEY, ALEXANDER HERMANN
Demographics & Projections What Will Stop the Slide in Homeownership Rates? Keep Your Eye on Incomes. Wednesday, July 2, 2014 As highlighted in our new State of the Nation’s Housing report, the national homeownership rate... By CHRIS HERBERT
Demographics & Projections Millennials the Key to a Stronger Housing Recovery Thursday, June 26, 2014 The U.S. housing recovery should regain its footing, but also faces a number of challenges... By KERRY DONAHUE
Homeownership What Drives the Decision to Rent vs.Own? Wednesday, June 11, 2014 What drives someone’s decision about whether to own or rent their home? Economists tend to focus on... By RACHEL BOGARDUS DREW
Homeownership The Role of Investors in Acquiring Foreclosed Properties in Low and Moderate Income Neighborhoods Thursday, April 3, 2014 In the fall of 2011 the What Works Collaborative convened a meeting of researchers, policy makers... By CHRIS HERBERT
Homeownership Why We Should Care About the Great Recession’s Most Unfortunate Victim: Homeownership Monday, December 2, 2013 From time to time, Housing Perspectives features posts by guest bloggers. This post was written by... By ROBERT COUCH
Homeownership The Role of Investors in Acquiring Foreclosed Properties in Boston Wednesday, October 23, 2013 In the fall of 2011, a meeting of researchers, policy makers, and practitioners convened by the What... By IRENE LEW, ROCIO SANCHEZ-MOYANO
Homeownership Lessons for Helping Distressed Homeowners – and Avoiding Distress in the Future Wednesday, August 7, 2013 In April of this year, the Joint Center convened a symposium entitled Homeownership Built to Last... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Affordability Despite Rising Home Prices, Homeownership More Affordable than Ever Thursday, May 30, 2013 For those able to obtain loans in today’s constrained credit environment, the monthly cost of... By ROCIO SANCHEZ-MOYANO
Homeownership Building a New System of Housing Finance Thursday, May 23, 2013 The JCHS research team is busy these days, putting the finishing touches on the 2013 State of the... By SARAH ROSEN WARTELL