The volatility of the business cycle and an extreme shortage of housing were the twin problems of American economic life in the years following the First World War. Under the…
In the years immediately following the First World War, economists in industry, government, and academia came to perceive data as the antidote to the interrelated crises…
Gopal Ahluwalia, Kermit Baker, Kent Colton
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April 19, 2022
The 100 largest home builders in the US now account for about half of all new single-family home sales, up from just over a third two decades ago. However, according to “…
Gopal Ahluwalia, Kermit Baker, Kent Colton
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April 19, 2022
Although still fragmented, the homebuilding industry has undergone changes in recent years that have increased the share of production by larger builders. The top 100…
Alexander Hermann, Thomas Shay Hill
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May 18, 2021
Home prices across the US rose significantly during the pandemic, bolstered by historically low interest rates, strong demand, and the tightest supply conditions seen in 40…
With housing affordability becoming a growing challenge – some would call it a crisis – in many parts of the nation, a recent survey of home builders indicates that labor,…
The backdrop for the HIVE (Housing Innovation Vision Economics) Home Builder Survey was a shortage of housing and a serious housing affordability challenge – some would call…
Frederick Abernathy, Kermit Baker, Kent Colton, David Weil
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January 5, 2011
Bigger Isn’t Necessarily Better examines the performance and operation of the US homebuilding sector based on a detailed survey of large home builders conducted by the…
Henry Cisneros, Jack Kemp, Kent Colton, Nicolas Retsinas
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July 11, 2007
In Our Communities, Our Homes: Pathways to Housing and Homeownership in America's Cities and States, Henry Cisneros, Jack Kemp, Kent Colton, and Nicolas Retsinas put…
Henry Cisneros, Jack Kemp, Nicolas Retsinas, Kent Colton
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April 7, 2004
Debates about housing programs too often become mired in partisan battles instead of addressing innovative ways to solve housing problems as a country. Historically,…