Continued Gains Projected for Remodeling Amid Economic Uncertainty Thursday, April 17, 2025 Annual expenditures for improvements and maintenance to owner-occupied homes are expected to grow modestly through 2026, according to our latest Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) . The... By CARLOS MARTÍN
Rental Housing Rental Markets One Year After Our America’s Rental Housing Report Thursday, March 9, 2023 Last year when we released America’s Rental Housing 2022, the rental market was rebounding rapidly... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Housing Markets & Conditions How Is Digitalization Transforming How People Find and Finance Housing? Wednesday, March 1, 2023 As the rise of companies like Zillow and Rocket Mortgage illustrate, big data and data analytics... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Affordability The State of US Housing: A Roller Coaster Ride Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Last week I was invited to testify by the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in... By CHRIS HERBERT
Homeownership In Nearly Every State, People of Color Are Less Likely to Own Homes Compared to White Households Wednesday, February 8, 2023 In every state across the US, Black, Hispanic, and Native American households have lower... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Rental Housing Number of Renters Burdened by Housing Costs Reached a Record High in 2021 Wednesday, February 1, 2023 In 2021, the first full year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a record number of renters were cost-burdened... By PEYTON WHITNEY
Affordability Harnessing the IIJA’s Weatherization Assistance Program to Leave No Household in the Cold Tuesday, January 31, 2023 The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of November 2021 included a $3.5 billion one-time... By CARLOS MARTÍN
Rental Housing Renter Financial Distress Has Been Concentrated in High-Poverty Neighborhoods and Communities of Color Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Renter households have been disproportionately harmed by the financial fallout of the COVID-19... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Rental Housing Linking Historic Transportation Investments with Housing Friday, January 20, 2023 When President Biden first proposed his Build Back Better legislation, it included $300 billion in... By RIORDAN FROST, YONAH FREEMARK
Remodeling Slight Gains in 2023 Outlook for Residential Remodeling Thursday, January 19, 2023 After several years of double-digit gains, expenditures for improvements and repairs to the owner... By ABBE WILL