What's New
Mapping Over Two Decades of Neighborhood Change in the Boston Metropolitan Area
January 2019
The cities, towns, and neighborhoods that together make up greater...
Investigating the Housing Crisis
Nieman Reports
How newsrooms are tackling the complex issues that contribute to...
Cycle of Segregation: Why American Neighborhoods Are Still Divided Along Racial Lines
April 2019
A lunchtime event with Maria Krysan, a professor of sociology...
Investigating the Housing Crisis
Nieman Reports
How newsrooms are tackling the complex issues that contribute to...
Report finds link between high housing costs and poor health
Marketplace (NPR)
According to a new report, more than 10 percent of...
2020 Democrats Think The Rent Is Too Damn High
HuffPost
The rising cost of housing has become an issue on...
Cycle of Segregation: Why American Neighborhoods Are Still Divided Along Racial Lines
April 2019
A lunchtime event with Maria Krysan, a professor of sociology...
The Economic Effects of Climate Change Adaptation Measures: Evidence from Miami-Dade County and New York City
April 2019
How are local housing markets affected by a variety of...
Informal Means: Alternative Design Practices in Latin(x) America
March 2019
A collaboration between LatinGSD, GSD Career Services and Loeb Fellowship,...
Mapping Over Two Decades of Neighborhood Change in the Boston Metropolitan Area
January 2019
The cities, towns, and neighborhoods that together make up greater...
Staying a Step Ahead: Institutional Flexibility in the Rehabilitation of Social Housing in Oaxaca, Mexico
August 2017
The Mexican National Workers’ Housing Fund Institute, or Infonavit, is...
Waiting for Homeownership: Assessing the Future of Homeownership, 2015-2035
December 2016
The decade-long decline in the homeownership rate in the United...
Research and Tools
Tenure Projections of Homeowner and Renter Households for 2018-2038
March 25, 2019
Following the rise and fall in the U.S. homeownership rate over the past two decades, considerable uncertainty exists about its future trajectory. This paper presents our tenure projections for 2018-2038. ...
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Improving America's Housing 2019
March 12, 2019
The U.S. market for home improvement and repair is now well over $400 billion annually as the housing stock faces pressure to meet the nation's growing and changing housing needs. ...
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The Ingredients of Equitable Development Planning
March 11, 2019
Equitable development is a new form of community development and urban planning aimed at revitalizing disinvested communities and ensuring that all residents of urban places can shape urban development and benefit from economic growth in an equitable fashion....
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Senior Research Associate
Three Scenarios for Growth in Homeowner and Renter Households
Monday, March 25, 2019
The dramatic decline in the homeownership rate—from a high of 69 percent in 2004 to a low of 63 percent...
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Research Associate and Associate Project Director, Remodeling Futures
INTERACTIVE: How Do Homeowners Spend Their Remodeling Dollars?
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
With the aging of the housing stock and declining household mobility, homeowners now spend nearly half of their improvement dollars...
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As Homebuilding Lags in the US, Remodeling Industry Picks Up the Slack
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
The home remodeling market in the US expanded by more than 50 percent since the end of the Great Recession,...
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Postdoctoral Fellow
How the Community Reinvestment Act Helps Facilitate Small Business Lending
Monday, March 04, 2019
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) has helped spur small business lending in underserved communities and populations, according to a new...
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Diverse City: How Equitable Design and Development Will Shape Urban Futures
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Location: Harvard Graduate School of Design
Kimberly Dowdell has designed or managed over $100 million in assets as a licensed architect, a real estate project manager, and a city government official. Her career with major architectural and real estate firms in Washington, D.C. and New York coupled with her tenure working with the City of Detroit have rounded out Kimberly’s experience as an equitable development professional.