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
Housing Markets & Conditions Rebuilding Housing in Harvey’s Aftermath: Two Lessons from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Wednesday, September 6, 2017 As floodwaters finally subside in Houston, and as Florida residents prepare for Irma, residents... By JONATHAN SPADER
Housing Markets & Conditions Pay for Success: Opportunities and Challenges in Housing and Economic Development Friday, August 11, 2017 Pay for Success (PFS) initiatives have received widespread attention in the United States over the... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Housing Markets & Conditions We’re Finally Building More Small Homes, but Construction Remains at Historically Low Levels Monday, July 24, 2017 Census data released last month show that after years of stagnation, construction of smaller homes... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Affordability The Effect of Debt on Default and Consumption: Evidence from Housing Policy During the Great Recession Monday, July 17, 2017 What is the effect of mortgage debt reductions that reduce payments in the long-term but not in the... By PETER GANONG, PASCAL NOEL
Affordability Are Home Prices Really Above Their Pre-Recession Peak? Thursday, July 6, 2017 In 2016, national home prices not only rose for the fifth year in a row, they finally surpassed... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Housing Markets & Conditions Wait… What? Ten Surprising Findings from the 2017 State of the Nation’s Housing Report Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Every year, when we release our State of the Nation’s Housing report, we’re asked some variation of... By DANIEL MCCUE
Housing Markets & Conditions Growing Demand and Tight Supply are Lifting Home Prices and Rents, Fueling Concerns about Housing Affordability Friday, June 16, 2017 A decade after the onset of the Great Recession, the national housing market has, by many measures... By KERRY DONAHUE
Housing Markets & Conditions What Impact Do Changing Interest Rates Have on Mortgage Demand? Monday, March 27, 2017 Could the post-Great Recession drop in housing demand have been driven in part by an increase in... By STEPHANIE LO
Housing Markets & Conditions Boston Mayor Gives Annual Dunlop Lecture Wednesday, March 22, 2017 In a more two-decade career that began in the construction trades and now brings him into a host of... By DAVID LUBEROFF
