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, advocates, and policymakers for an event to reflect on the evolving landscape of social housing in... By CHRIS HERBERT, SUSANNE SCHINDLER
Housing Markets & Conditions The Negative (and Positive) Spillovers of Concentrated Foreclosure Activity in New York City Monday, October 2, 2017 Foreclosures have negative effects not only for the people who lose their homes, but also for the... By KRISTIN PERKINS
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
