How widespread is the downtown resurgence among the current generation of young adults 25 to 34 years old, often referred to as the Millennials? Answering the question, this…
Doubling-up is a common experience—nearly half of kids experience at least one double-up during childhood—yet we know little about the cumulative effects of these households…
Since families with children are primary drivers of household formation and housing consumption, changes in fertility rates can have significant impacts on housing markets.…
For the first time in decades, the number and share of Americans moving to another state may be rising. Moreover, as our new interactive tools show, the increases are due in…
As we turn the calendar to 2018, we took a moment to look back at the past year to see what were the most popular articles in our Housing Perspectives blog.
The top five…
Asking “what would it take”—about housing segregation or any other challenge— assumes, on some level, that we have adequate agreement that some condition or…
Research on family instability typically measures changes in coresident parents, but children also experience changes among other household members. The likelihood of…
Jonathan Spader, Shannon Rieger
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November 16, 2017
Almost 50 years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act, what would it take to meaningfully reduce residential segregation and/or mitigate its negative consequences in the…
Compared to children who do not move to a new home, children who move are more likely to do worse in school, have more physical and mental health problems, and are more…