The JCHS research team is busy these days, putting the finishing touches on the 2013 State of the Nation’s Housing report, which will be released via live webcast on…
From time to time, Housing Perspectives features posts by guest bloggers. Today’s post, written by NPR Housing and Economics Correspondent Chris Arnold, reflects…
The rise in housing prices that appears to be taking hold in many parts of the country is an important sign of recovery in the market. Among the many ways the upturn in…
As housing demand has been coming up, the inventory of homes for sale on the market has been going down. This tightening of supply relative to demand is the bedrock of the…
The sharp rise in student loan debt over the last decade has caught everyone’s attention – the numbers are truly eye-popping. Estimates from the Federal Reserve Bank of…
The beating the U.S. housing market has taken in recent years inevitably raises the question: do people still want to own homes? Indeed, it would be surprising if the allure…
Credit is the lifeblood of housing. Without credit, housing does not get built and home buying is possible only for those with enough cash to cover the full costs. We live…