While the share of Americans moving each year has been falling for several decades, the start of the pandemic seemed to upend that trend. Media stories and blogs painted a…
Working from home appears to be an outcome of the pandemic that is here to stay. Nearly two years of experience has shown that it is possible, and perhaps even preferable,…
Despite improving economic conditions, millions of Americans – including a disproportionately large number of BIPOC and Latinx households and families with children – are at…
Strong growth in home improvement and maintenance expenditures is expected to continue over the coming year, according to our latest Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity…
Elizabeth Kneebone, Chris Herbert
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September 29, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in profound economic hardship for the nation’s renters; the most recent Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey found that nearly 8 million…
Elizabeth Kneebone, Nathaniel Decker, Elijah de la Campa, Chris Herbert
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September 29, 2021
The pandemic has resulted in profound economic hardship for US households, with millions losing their jobs, facing greatly curtailed hours, or unable to work due to the need…
One year before the pandemic began, almost one-fifth of households in the United States did not have high-speed internet service. This digital divide put many households in a…
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…
Annual gains in homeowner improvement and maintenance spending are set to accelerate in the second half of the year and remain elevated through mid-year 2022, according to…
As the US economy continues to recover from the effects of the pandemic, households that weathered the crisis without financial distress are snapping up the limited supply of…