Since 1993, NeighborWorks America has convened over 15,000 lower-income resident leaders at the Community Leadership Institute (CLI). Resident attendees come from across…
Demand for multifamily housing, especially affordable and middle-income rental housing, is rising as the nation continues to add new households. However, overall housing…
Hyojung Lee, Dowell Myers, Johanna Thunell, Julie Zissimopoulos
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March 1, 2020
This study examines the role of direct parental assistance in their adult children's home buying, net of other resources. Past research has cited the importance of down…
Compared to 2013, a higher share of US households had outstanding student loans in 2016, and the typical borrower’s debt also increased markedly during that period, according…
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…
Alexander von Hoffman, Matthew Arck
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June 13, 2019
This brief describes five novel and replicable programs that are providing housing for low- and moderate-income Americans. These programs were created by collaborations of…
Decreasing federal resources since the 1980s, policy devolution to the local level, and expansion of market-based approaches for affordable housing delivery have resulted in…
Community land trusts (CLTs) are place-based nonprofits that hold land in perpetuity on behalf of a community. CLTs can help preserve affordability in hot markets and help…
Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, Jennifer Molinsky
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April 2, 2019
Housing is a central component of family life and can provide a foundation for family well-being. While we typically think of family households as homeowners, renters are…
Following the rise and fall in the U.S. homeownership rate over the past two decades, considerable uncertainty exists about its future trajectory. This paper presents our…
