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 Cities are Growing but Sprawl Continues Wednesday, November 14, 2012 The 2010 decennial Census provided new data to look at urban growth patterns over the past decade... By DANIEL MCCUE
Demographics & Projections Mind the Gap: The Importance of Over and Under Counts in Interpreting Decennial Census Results Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Every ten years the Decennial Census provides a definitive count of the country’s population and... By GEORGE MASNICK
Demographics & Projections The Resurrection of Household Growth: The Missing Link in the Housing Recovery Monday, November 5, 2012 New survey data released by the Census Bureau last week provides more strong evidence that the... By CHRIS HERBERT
Affordability Crafting a New Rental Policy: Lessons from US Housing Policy History Wednesday, October 31, 2012 As the United States continues to recover from the worst economic downturn since the Great... By ALEXANDER VON HOFFMAN
Aging As Baby Boomers Age in Place, They Will Increase Their Influence in the Home Improvement Market Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Over the coming decade, the home improvement market will increasingly rely on older homeowners to... By KERMIT BAKER
Remodeling Home Remodeling Spending Set to Accelerate Thursday, October 18, 2012 An improving housing market and record low interest rates are driving projections of strong gains in... By ABBE WILL
Housing Markets & Conditions Strong Cities, Strong Communities Monday, October 15, 2012 From time to time, Housing Perspectives will feature posts by guest bloggers. We are pleased that... By ERIKA POETHIG
Housing Markets & Conditions Bridge to Recovery: Senator Mel Martinez Frames a Vision for Housing Tuesday, October 9, 2012 October in Cambridge means the Head of the Charles, fall foliage, students settling in, and the... By PAMELA BALDWIN
Aging Over the Next Two Decades, Baby Boomers will Age in Place Thursday, September 27, 2012 Over the next two decades, the entire baby boom generation (age 45-64 in 2010) will cross the 65+... By GEORGE MASNICK
