All signs point to a strong rebound for home improvement activity in 2013, according to our latest Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA). Robust spending in the…
End of year festivities and Congressional budget deliberations in 2012 unfortunately diverted attention away from the critical task of ensuring that all Americans have access…
In December 2012, the Census Bureau released a new set of national population projections that both incorporates data from the 2010 decennial US Census and updates the…
Just as James Carville reminded Governor Bill Clinton and his staff to stay focused in his campaign for the Presidency with his now-famous 1992 posting of the words “The…
The most direct measure of housing’s impact on the economy is Residential Fixed Investment (RFI). RFI includes spending on construction of new housing units and manufactured…
With growth in incomes lagging growth in housing and utility costs, the share of Americans spending large sums of their income on housing has climbed nearly uninterrupted for…
In the world of home improvement activity, do-it-yourselfers (DIY) have become a very important market segment. Younger homeowners, with more energy to undertake these…
Demographers and other analysts have yet to reach a consensus about how we define post-WWII generations – regarding both naming the generations and defining the age spans…
From time to time, Housing Perspectives features posts by guest bloggers. This post was written by Ben Hecht, President and Chief Executive Officer of Living Cities. His…
The 2010 decennial Census provided new data to look at urban growth patterns over the past decade, enabling us to update our views on the latest trends in suburban sprawl and…
