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Are millennials leaving cities? Yes, they are. In fact, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, millennials moving into their prime homebuying years were increasingly choosing…

With all the buzz surrounding millennials and their choices, it is tough to separate myth from reality. Often, myths have been promoted without careful consideration of the…

The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) has helped spur small business lending in underserved communities and populations, according to a new working paper that I co-authored…

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) that received grants from JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s ambitious Partnership for Raising Opportunity in Neighborhoods (PRO…

Rising house prices, increased interest rates, stricter underwriting standards, and significant student loans and credit-card debt have made it harder for younger would-be…

As they age, will the young, white, well-educated, upper income adults who have driven much of the population growth and demographic changes in urban areas continue to live…

Are cities growing faster than their suburbs? Unfortunately, there is little consensus among urban experts on this question. Some have argued that a “back-to-the-city…

Institutional investors own a growing share of the nation’s 22.5 million rental properties and a majority of the 47.5 million units contained in those properties,…

Although many in the housing and community development field are excited by the idea of collaboration between organizations, such partnerships are often easier said than done…

The challenges—and the unexpected benefits—of collaboration among community development financial institutions (CDFIs) were the subject of a recent gathering in Cincinnati…