Alexander Hermann, Sharon Cornelissen
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July 2, 2020
By the end of May, 44 percent of the nation’s households lost employment income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, millions have been unable to pay for their…
Alexander Hermann, Jennifer Molinsky
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June 5, 2020
Before the pandemic hit, 2.8 million older Americans worked in industries that were most at-risk of job losses as a result of COVID-19, representing a…
Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, Alexander Hermann
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May 26, 2020
Renters living in single-family homes and smaller multifamily buildings, along with the owners of those properties, are more likely to be negatively affected by the COVID-19…
The growth in high-income renters, the nation’s limited housing supply, and the tendency for new construction to be aimed at the top of the market have all contributed to the…
The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down large swaths of the nation’s economy, affecting the day-to-day lives of millions of households. Housing markets, like nearly every sector…
Sharon Cornelissen, Alexander Hermann
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April 1, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic slowdown, millions of homeowners across the United States are financially vulnerable. To assess COVID-19’s potential…
As documented in the Center’s recent report, Housing America’s Older Adults 2019, both the share of older homeowners with mortgage debt and the amount of debt they carry have…
Alexander Hermann, Chris Herbert, Jennifer Molinsky
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February 10, 2020
Over the last few decades the share of older homeowners (age 62 and older) with mortgage debt has doubled, while the typical amount of outstanding debt relative to home…
For much of the past decade, new housing construction has barely kept pace with the growth in housing demand, particularly in western states, according to our latest State of…
A significant decline in low-cost rental units over the past three decades has exacerbated housing affordability pressures faced by low-income renters, according to a new…