One year before the pandemic began, almost one-fifth of households in the United States did not have high-speed internet service. This digital divide put many households in a…
Elijah de la Campa, Vincent J. Reina
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August 25, 2021
As has been well documented, the financial consequences of the COVID-19 crisis have been severe, particularly for the nation’s renter households who have been more likely to…
Annual gains in homeowner improvement and maintenance spending are set to accelerate in the second half of the year and remain elevated through mid-year 2022, according to…
As the US economy continues to recover from the effects of the pandemic, households that weathered the crisis without financial distress are snapping up the limited supply of…
Black American communities have faced disproportionate negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, including higher rates of infection and pandemic-induced income loss. In “…
Growth in improvement and repair expenditures to owner-occupied homes is expected to remain solid throughout the year and into 2022, according to our latest Leading…
Estimates of rent arrearage do not paint a complete picture of the financial toll the pandemic has taken on renters, according to a new paper jointly published by the Center…
While there is not yet national data on homelessness during the pandemic, recently released data show that the number of people experiencing homelessness in the United States…
While the US economy shrank by 3.5 percent in 2020, spending on home improvements and repairs grew more than 3 percent, to nearly $420 billion, as households modified living…
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recession have made it harder than ever for low- and moderate-income US households to pay their rent, fueling a crisis in which an…