Demand for multifamily housing, especially affordable and middle-income rental housing, is rising as the nation continues to add new households. However, overall housing…
Elizabeth La Jeunesse, Alexander Hermann, Daniel McCue, Jonathan Spader
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September 17, 2019
Housing affordability has been a growing concern across the US over the past three decades. Indeed, between 1990 and 2017, the number of units renting for under $600…
A surge in residential improvements has amplified post-Recession rent growth, and financial intermediaries have contributed to this effect by reallocating financing to…
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…
While the story varied across metro areas, the situation for lowest-income renters worsened in almost all of them. The most common trend – a declining supply of low-cost…