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Homeownership Experiences Following Criminal Justice Contact
December 2019
Recent work has highlighted the significance of incarceration for wealth...
10 Steps to Take to Try to Prevent Your Own Eviction
The New York Times
Some federal relief is about to expire. Local assistance is...
In Pursuit of Equitable Development: Lessons from Washington, Detroit, and Boston
September 2020
Equitable development, a new concept in planning and community development,...
10 Steps to Take to Try to Prevent Your Own Eviction
The New York Times
Some federal relief is about to expire. Local assistance is...
Renters face financial cliff ahead; limited help available
AP
Renters already faced a dire situation before the pandemic hit,...
America’s looming housing catastrophe, explained
Vox
Before the pandemic, of America’s nearly 43 million renters, about...
In Pursuit of Equitable Development: Lessons from Washington, Detroit, and Boston
September 2020
Equitable development, a new concept in planning and community development,...
20th Annual Dunlop Lecture: Addressing Homelessness: What Can (and Can’t) Architecture Do?
October 2020
In the 20th Annual John T. Dunlop Lecture, presented by...
Homeownership Experiences Following Criminal Justice Contact
December 2019
Recent work has highlighted the significance of incarceration for wealth...
Estimating the Gap in Affordable and Available Rental Units for Families
April 2019
While we typically think of family households as homeowners, renters...
The Potential for Shared Equity and Other Forms of Down Payment Assistance to Expand Access to Homeownership
October 2019
Previous studies of the financial constraints for homeownership attainment have...
Research and Tools
Floodway Buyout Strategy for a Resilient Houston
July 09, 2020
Houston, Texas, America’s most diverse and fourth-largest city, is the most flooded city in the United States. Houston’s geography and urban planning make flooding and water damage a constant threat. Houston is also the largest city in the US without a zoning ordinance code, though it does have land-use restrictions. The structures, policies, and tactics of disaster recovery today are not preparing the City of Houston for the increasingly costly events of tomorrow. ...
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Demystifying GSE Credit Risk Transfer: Part III – Special Interests and Politicization
July 06, 2020
This third installment about demystifying single-family mortgage credit risk transfer (CRT) by the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae describes a series of attempts to politicize CRT, including an analysis and correction of the many misconceptions integral to those attempts....
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HUD/FHA-Insured Homeowners and Properties in End-Stage Default and Foreclosure: National Context and Experiences in Massachusetts
June 30, 2020
These briefs offer insights about HUD’s regulations and procedures concerning mortgages near foreclosure/end-stage default following the Great Recession. They were written just before the coronavirus hit the US. With many people unable to make their mortgage payments due to COVID-19-related income loss, loan defaults and foreclosures will likely increase. This analysis may be of value as policymakers craft responses to this latest economic crisis....
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Research Associate and Associate Project Director, Remodeling Futures
Pandemic to Weigh on Home Remodeling Spending Through Mid-Year 2021
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Expenditures for improvements and repairs to owner-occupied homes are expected to slow by the middle of next year as the...
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Master in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Using a Buyout Strategy to Make Houston More Resilient
Thursday, July 09, 2020
The city of Houston could better protect and aid the approximately 18,000 people who live in the city’s repeated flood...
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Postdoctoral Fellow
A Triple Pandemic? The Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Disproportionately Affect Black and Hispanic Households
Tuesday, July 07, 2020
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Black and Hispanic households have been more likely to lose income and experience...
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Senior Industry Fellow
Demystifying GSE Credit Risk Transfer: Special Interests and Politicization
Monday, July 06, 2020
My third, and final, paper demystifying the single-family mortgage credit risk transfer (CRT) program of the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs)...
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Throughout the year, the Joint Center for Housing Studies reaches beyond the university to promote national discussion of important housing policy issues. In addition to on-campus seminars, lectures, and webcasts, we convene major conferences and symposia on topics of national importance in the housing field, bringing together housing practitioners, researchers, and policymakers from organizations and communities around the country.
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