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With the economy emerging from its first recession in nearly a decade, the housing sector continues to display remarkable resilience. Even after the events of September 11th…

Housing markets stood up well in 2000 despite growing uncertainty about the direction of the economy. After years of rapidly rising rents and home prices, however, housing…

Every year, about 26 million owners make improvements to their homes. These projects may be as simple as replacing a faucet or as complex as adding a master bedroom suite.…

The Fannie Mae Foundation and the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University convened a series of Issues Forums during the fall and winter of 2000-2001 to provide…

Housing markets began the twentyfirst century on a high note. Buoyed by the longest economic expansion in history, home sales, homeownership rates, and the value of…

Breakthroughs in medicine and improved lifelong health are changing the way people in their 60s and 70s look at their housing choices, while greater financial resources and…

In November 1999, President Clinton signed into law financial modernization legislation (referred to herein as the Financial Modernization Act (FMA)), perhaps the most…

A summary of proceedings from a Remodeling Industry Information Summit held in February of 2000.

The residential remodeling industry now rivals home building in size, generating expenditures of about $150 billion a year and accounting for about 2% of gross domestic…

Housing had another record-setting year in 1998. Home sales reached new peaks, housing starts topped 1.6 million units, and the value of residential construction hit an…