Daniel McCue, George Masnick, Chris Herbert
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July 13, 2015
Once every ten years the decennial census provides a definitive count of people, households and housing units in the United States. During the intervening years, trends in…
George Masnick, Abbe Will, Kermit Baker
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March 14, 2011
W11-4: As baby boomers relocate or downsize in retirement, or simply die off, they will release a very large amount of housing onto the market. Older homeowners (age 55…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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December 1, 2010
This paper synthesizes the symposium proceedings, drawing upon the presentations and discussion at the event as the well as the papers themselves. Rather than present a…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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November 1, 2010
LIHTC: Looking beyond any lingering problems in investment demand for tax credits left over from the broader financial crisis, there are a number of longer-term…
George Masnick, Daniel McCue, Eric Belsky
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September 1, 2010
W10-9: Given the prolonged period of high unemployment and the possibility that it will influence headship rates and household growth, this working paper explores a…
W09-5: NOTE: Since the publication of this report, JCHS Household Growth Projections have been updated with new projections that supersede those found in the paper below…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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April 1, 2007
W07-2: Revisiting Rental Housing Policy: Observations from a National Summitcommunicates essential findings from the symposium Revisiting Rental Housing: A National…
Zhu Xiao Di, Ruby Henry, Eric Belsky, George Masnick
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July 1, 2005
W05-5: Minority growth in population and households, both in absolute numbers and relative share, has been one of the nation’s most important demographic changes over…
George Masnick, Zhu Xiao Di, Eric Belsky
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January 1, 2005
W05-1: Several roles that housing plays in the household economics of homeowners have begun to fundamentally change during the past decade. Cohorts approaching…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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March 1, 2002
The United States Congress passed the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) in 1977 to encourage depository institutions to meet the credit needs of lower-income communities. The…