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
Neighborhood Change The Potential of Place Governance in American Cities Thursday, April 6, 2023 Across the United States, many institutions, private businesses, government agencies, nonprofit... By ALEXANDER VON HOFFMAN
Housing Markets & Conditions Discrimination in Home Lending and Appraisals: Challenges for Black Homebuyers in Massachusetts Thursday, March 30, 2023 Since 2019 I have conducted research on how rising housing prices in Boston displace long-time... By SHARON CORNELISSEN
Remodeling Despite a Pandemic Remodeling Boom, Aging US Homes Require Additional Investment Thursday, March 23, 2023 The pandemic focused attention on our homes as never before, lifting the US remodeling market to an... By CARLOS MARTÍN
Homeownership How Much Could Downpayment Assistance Help Close Homeownership Rate Gaps for Black and Hispanic Households? Wednesday, March 22, 2023 The persistently wide homeownership rate gaps between Black, Hispanic, and white households mean... By DANIEL MCCUE, CHRIS HERBERT
Demographics & Projections Moving During the Pandemic: Mass Exodus or Mass Inertia? Tuesday, March 14, 2023 Despite an early surge in moves when the COVID-19 pandemic began, a shrinking share of Americans... By RIORDAN FROST
Remodeling How Do We Encourage Greater Flood Insurance in America? Friday, March 10, 2023 The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has faced numerous hurdles since its creation in 1968... 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
