What is the state of housing design in the US? In particular, how are architects of new single- and multi-family housing responding to issues such as the warming climate, the…
While homelessness is a consistent and growing problem throughout the US, rates of homelessness vary around the country. What explains these variations? Why, for example, are…
In the past decade, there has been a great deal of speculation about whether millennials have led a back-to-the-city movement or whether, like previous generations, they have…
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was enacted in March 2020, allowed households with federally-backed mortgages to temporarily halt their…
Although accessory dwelling units (ADUs) can address a host of housing challenges, zoning and land-use regulations often stymie homeowners who want to build them. Places like…
Adults 65 and older are the fastest-growing age group of people who experience homelessness, and those 50 and over who are experiencing homelessness often exhibit conditions…
Graduate and undergraduate students from Harvard and other schools are invited to participate in Hack-A-House 2023, a 24-hour live, online, hackathon-style competition where…
The Center’s State of the Nation’s Housing 2023 report, which was released in June, noted that while US housing markets had cooled, home prices and rents remained near record…
US housing markets continue to cool as higher costs weigh on both homeowners and renters. On the for-sale side, home sales and construction levels have declined while rental…
Allowing landlords, employers, and other important gatekeepers to access information on criminal records can create serious barriers to housing, jobs, and other opportunities…
