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 Disability Housing – Best Practices and New Solutions Thursday, April 28, 2016 This summer I’m moving. Again. It will be my sixth “residence” since graduating college. Over the... By MICAELA CONNERY
Housing Markets & Conditions Three Things We Need To Do To Develop a Healthy Housing Stock Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Our new working paper explores healthy home concerns and behaviors among American homeowners and... By MARIEL WOLFSON
Demographics & Projections New Population Data from U.S. Census Reveals Increasing Migration to Sunnier Regions Thursday, March 31, 2016 Last week, the U.S Census Bureau released new population estimates and its analysis of components of... By SONALI MATHUR
Demographics & Projections Millennial Housing Issues in Perspective: Visualizing Cohort Trends in Population Size, Household Numbers, Ownership and Renting Friday, March 18, 2016 Today’s 41 million young adults age 25-34 have been slow to move into independent household... By GEORGE MASNICK
Demographics & Projections Article review- “Patriarchy, Power, and Pay: The Transformation of American Families, 1800-2015” Wednesday, January 27, 2016 At my age, there is little that makes my jaw drop, especially while reading an article in one of my... By GEORGE MASNICK
Housing Markets & Conditions Can Demolitions and Property Rehabilitations Alter Nearby Crime Patterns? Friday, November 6, 2015 The potential for vacant and abandoned structures to attract crime has long concerned local... By JONATHAN SPADER
Demographics & Projections Variable Population Growth is Driving an Uneven Housing Recovery in the Nation’s Large Metropolitan Areas Friday, October 23, 2015 We easily accept the proposition that the housing recovery will be greatest in parts of the country... By GEORGE MASNICK
Housing Markets & Conditions Single-Family Rentals Have Risen to Nearly a Third of Rental Housing Monday, October 5, 2015 According to the Census Bureau, the national homeownership rate dropped again in the second quarter... By RACHEL BOGARDUS DREW
Demographics & Projections Where Are All the Homes? Demographic Underpinnings of the Lack of For-Sale Inventory Friday, September 18, 2015 One of the challenges faced by housing markets has been a persistent lack of inventory of homes for... By DANIEL MCCUE