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Measuring Housing Affordability: Assessing the 30 Percent of Income Standard
September 2018
The 30-percent of income standard is a widely used and...
Growth in U.S. home remodeling spending to fall below historic average by 2020
Reuters
Growth in U.S. home remodeling expenditures is expected to cool...
Seizing the Opportunity: A Conversation with Ben Seigel and Aaron Thomas
April 2019
Described as an innovative new tool for American economic development,...
Growth in U.S. home remodeling spending to fall below historic average by 2020
Reuters
Growth in U.S. home remodeling expenditures is expected to cool...
Trying to downsize your home? Good luck with that
Minnesota Public Radio
Empty nesters who are thinking they have too much house...
Rent is accelerating again. What can be done?
MarketWatch
A decade into the economic expansion, rents are still outpacing...
Seizing the Opportunity: A Conversation with Ben Seigel and Aaron Thomas
April 2019
Described as an innovative new tool for American economic development,...
The Future of Public Housing
April 2019
Join us for a panel discussion about the future of...
Measuring Housing Affordability: Assessing the 30 Percent of Income Standard
September 2018
The 30-percent of income standard is a widely used and...
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...
When Do Renters Behave Like Homeowners? High Rent, Price Anxiety, and NIMBYism
February 2017
A common root of political opposition to new housing development...
Research and Tools
Estimating the Gap in Affordable and Available Rental Units for Families
April 02, 2019
While we typically think of family households as homeowners, renters are more likely than homeowners to have children in their household. However, migration, development, and tenure trends over the last decade have affected the availability of rental housing suitable for families. For low-income households with children, finding an affordable, right-sized, and safe unit can be a significant challenge....
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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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Research Associate and Associate Project Director, Remodeling Futures
Below-Average Growth in Home Remodeling Expected by 2020
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Annual gains in improvement and repair spending on the owner-occupied housing stock are projected to continue decelerating through early next...
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Deputy Director
Achieving the Promise of Equitable Development
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Across the country, planners and community activists are touting the new concept of “equitable development” as a just way to...
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Senior Research Associate
VIDEO: Watch our Symposium on Housing Tenure and Financial Security
Tuesday, April 09, 2019
Homeownership has long been a central pillar of financial security for American families. However, the foreclosure crisis led many families...
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Senior Research Analyst
American Families Can’t Afford the Rent
Tuesday, April 02, 2019
Housing is a central component of family life and can provide a foundation for family well-being. While we typically think...
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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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