Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, Alexander Hermann
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May 26, 2020
Renters living in single-family homes and smaller multifamily buildings, along with the owners of those properties, are more likely to be negatively affected by the COVID-19…
While the COVID-19 pandemic is having substantial economic effects on renters throughout the United States, its impact could be particularly dramatic in the 23 major…
The growth in high-income renters, the nation’s limited housing supply, and the tendency for new construction to be aimed at the top of the market have all contributed to the…
A record 26.2 million people have filed unemployment claims in just five weeks as the economic impact of COVID-19 sweeps the country. With millions of people out of work,…
While it is too early to know how COVID-19 will affect rental markets, early signs suggest another slowdown in demand is coming. Already, leasing activity is down at a time…
Demand for multifamily housing, especially affordable and middle-income rental housing, is rising as the nation continues to add new households. However, overall housing…
One of the major stories highlighted in our new America’s Rental Housing report is the growth in high-income renter households. After not growing between 1990 and 2004, the…
A few weeks after our research team has started digging into the data for a new report, we get together and share preliminary findings and figures. Even for people who work…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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January 31, 2020
Despite slowing demand and the continued strength of new construction, rental markets in the US remain extremely tight. Vacancy rates are at decades-long lows, pushing up…
Rental market conditions in the United States have changed fundamentally since the Great Recession, according to America’s Rental Housing 2020, our new report out today. The…