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…
While still a relatively small share of all new housing, record numbers of single-family rentals were built in 2020. And young, modest-income families with children are more…
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…
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…
The rental housing affordability crisis that existed even before COVID-19 has left millions of households burdened by rent with little income left over for other needs. In a…
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession have worsened existing disparities in housing affordability. For renter households of color, already saddled with higher housing…
Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, Alexander Hermann
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May 26, 2020
Renters living in single-family homes and smaller multifamily buildings, along with the owners of those properties, are more likely to be negatively affected by the COVID-19…
While the COVID-19 pandemic is having substantial economic effects on renters throughout the United States, its impact could be particularly dramatic in the 23 major…
The growth in high-income renters, the nation’s limited housing supply, and the tendency for new construction to be aimed at the top of the market have all contributed to the…
A record 26.2 million people have filed unemployment claims in just five weeks as the economic impact of COVID-19 sweeps the country. With millions of people out of work,…