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
Rental Housing Affordability Challenges and the Composition of Middle-Income Renters Tuesday, September 10, 2024 As programs that address the housing needs of middle-income renters become increasingly common in an... By ALEXANDER HERMANN, WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI, NORA CAHILL, PEYTON WHITNEY
Rental Housing Rental Markets Are Cooling, but Rents Still Far Exceed Pre-Pandemic Levels Tuesday, September 3, 2024 Rent growth has moderated recently from historically high pandemic-era levels, according to our... By PEYTON WHITNEY
Remodeling The Movement for Improving and Expanding Home Repair Programs Enters a New Era Tuesday, August 27, 2024 In March of 2024, Senators Fetterman (D-PA) and Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Whole-Home Repairs Act... By SOPHIA WEDEEN, CARLOS MARTÍN
Affordability Renters Struggle with Competing Costs of Food, Energy, and Housing Thursday, August 8, 2024 Lower-income renters continued to face extraordinary financial hardships in the first half of 2024... By SOPHIA WEDEEN
Neighborhood Change Artist-Developers in Historically African American Neighborhoods Tuesday, August 6, 2024 Since the early 2000s, there has been a resurgence of the arts serving as an economic driver for... By AISHA DENSMORE-BEY
Demographics & Projections What Effects Will the Recent Surge in Immigration Have on Household Growth? Tuesday, July 30, 2024 After a slowdown during the pandemic-related closures of 2020, immigration levels surged in 2022 and... By RIORDAN FROST
Remodeling Remodeling Spending to Tick Up Through Mid-Year 2025 Thursday, July 18, 2024 After a modest downturn, homeowner expenditures for improvements and repairs are expected to trend... By ABBE WILL
Affordability Book Explores the Role of Design in Addressing Housing Challenges Monday, July 15, 2024 Homes are fundamentally physical objects. Their design matters critically for how well they meet the... By CHRIS HERBERT
Affordability Middle-Income Housing Programs Emerge as Affordability Challenges Climb the Income Ladder Monday, July 1, 2024 In response to housing affordability challenges rapidly climbing the income scale, state and local... By ALEXANDER HERMANN, WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI, NORA CAHILL, PEYTON WHITNEY
