Unease in the Housing Market Amid a Worsening Affordability Crisis Tuesday, June 24, 2025 This year, the US housing market is shrouded in uncertainty. High home prices and interest rates have pushed sales to their lowest level in 30 years; insurance premiums and property taxes are on the... By CHRIS HERBERT
Affordability The Evolving Landscape of Social Housing in New England: What We Learned Wednesday, June 4, 2025 In mid-April, the Joint Center for Housing Studies brought together affordable housing developers... By CHRIS HERBERT, SUSANNE SCHINDLER
Affordability Surveying Missing Middle Trends in the US and Massachusetts—Challenges and Opportunities Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Missing middle housing—a term referring to the building type between a single-family home and a mid... By AMY LOVE TOMASSO
Affordability The Rising Costs of Homeownership Are Increasing Burdens Monday, February 24, 2025 Rising numbers of homeowners are burdened by high housing costs. That is the main finding in our new... By DANIEL MCCUE
Rental Housing Non-Cash Rentals House More than Two Million Renters Affordably Monday, February 10, 2025 An overlooked group in discussions of rental affordability are households who occupy a unit without... By ALEXANDER HERMANN, NORA CAHILL
Affordability Renters’ Affordability Challenges Worsened Last Year Monday, December 16, 2024 The number of cost-burdened renter households hit yet another record high last year, according to... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Affordability The Insurance Crisis Continues to Weigh on Homeowners Monday, December 9, 2024 Insurance has grabbed headlines lately for good reason. As home prices remain elevated at... By STEVE KOLLER
Affordability Housing Cost Burdens Climb to Record Levels (Again) in 2023 Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Housing affordability worsened again last year, as a record number of US households were cost... By PEYTON WHITNEY, ALEXANDER HERMANN, WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Housing Markets & Conditions 10 Major Housing Stories from the Latest ACS Data Tuesday, October 15, 2024 The American Community Survey (ACS) is one of the most important resources for housing researchers... By ALEXANDER HERMANN, DANIEL MCCUE, PEYTON WHITNEY
Affordability Could Legalizing Mid-Rise Single-Stair Housing Expand and Improve Housing Supply? Thursday, October 10, 2024 There is widespread agreement that an insufficient supply of new homes has contributed to our... By CHRIS HERBERT