Slower Growth Projected for Remodeling into Next Year Thursday, July 17, 2025 Annual expenditures for improvements and maintenance to owner-occupied homes are expected to soften in 2026, according to our latest Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA). The LIRA projects... By RACHEL BOGARDUS DREW
Housing Markets & Conditions Rebuilding Housing in Harvey’s Aftermath: Two Lessons from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Wednesday, September 6, 2017 As floodwaters finally subside in Houston, and as Florida residents prepare for Irma, residents... By JONATHAN SPADER
Neighborhood Change Managing Rapid Urbanization: Lessons from Mongolia Friday, August 25, 2017 The capital city of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, provides a useful lens for understanding tensions that... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Rental Housing Who Owns Rental Properties, and is it Changing? Friday, August 18, 2017 Institutional investors own a growing share of the nation’s 22.5 million rental properties and a... By HYOJUNG LEE
Housing Markets & Conditions Pay for Success: Opportunities and Challenges in Housing and Economic Development Friday, August 11, 2017 Pay for Success (PFS) initiatives have received widespread attention in the United States over the... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Remodeling Significant Improvements in Energy Efficiency Characteristics of the US Housing Stock Monday, August 7, 2017 Compared to 2009, single-family homes built before 1980 are now better insulated, have relatively... By ELIZABETH LA JEUNESSE
Demographics & Projections Why is Moving to a New Home Worse for African-American and Hispanic Children than for White Children? Monday, July 31, 2017 Compared to children who do not move to a new home, children who move are more likely to do worse in... By KRISTIN PERKINS
Housing Markets & Conditions We’re Finally Building More Small Homes, but Construction Remains at Historically Low Levels Monday, July 24, 2017 Census data released last month show that after years of stagnation, construction of smaller homes... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Remodeling Steady Gains in Remodeling Activity Moving into 2018 Thursday, July 20, 2017 Healthy and stable growth in home improvement and repair spending is anticipated for the remainder... By ABBE WILL
Affordability The Effect of Debt on Default and Consumption: Evidence from Housing Policy During the Great Recession Monday, July 17, 2017 What is the effect of mortgage debt reductions that reduce payments in the long-term but not in the... By PETER GANONG, PASCAL NOEL
