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
Homeownership What It Will Take to Sustainably Increase the Homeownership Rate? Wednesday, January 26, 2022 The homeownership rate – currently around 65 percent, a level first reached half a century ago – is... By DON LAYTON
Remodeling Labor and Materials Might Constrain Remodeling Growth, but the Pandemic Is Only Part of the Story Monday, January 24, 2022 One sector that has experienced sustained growth in the housing industry has been home remodeling... By CARLOS MARTÍN
Rental Housing New Report Shows a Surging Rental Market, Starkly Divided by Race and Renter Incomes Friday, January 21, 2022 Rental housing demand came roaring back in the second year of the pandemic, reducing vacancy rates... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Remodeling Boom in Home Remodeling May Peak in 2022 Thursday, January 20, 2022 Spending for home improvements and repairs is expected to expand at a stronger pace in 2022, but... By ABBE WILL
Housing Markets & Conditions To Senator Toomey: The Process of Exiting GSE Conservatorship Is Not So Simple Tuesday, January 18, 2022 On Thursday, January 13, the Senate Banking Committee held a nomination hearing for Sandra Thompson... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions The New Government Mortgage Lending Limit Approaches $1 Million: Does This Call for Reassessment and Revision? Monday, January 10, 2022 On November 30, 2021, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator and conservator of... By DON LAYTON
Rental Housing Older Renters of Color Have Experienced High Rates of Housing Insecurity During the Pandemic Tuesday, January 4, 2022 Recent data show that in the last year, older households of color struggled to pay rent or mortgages... By BAILEY HU
Miscellaneous What We Read, Watched, and Listened to in 2021 Wednesday, December 29, 2021 As we do each year, we asked our staff to recommend the books, shows, podcasts, and other content... By KERRY DONAHUE
Miscellaneous Our Top 10 Blogs of 2021 Wednesday, December 22, 2021 A look back at our most-read blogs shows that specific effects of the pandemic on housing markets... By CORINNA ANDERSON
