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 Sizing Housing’s Role in the Economy Before and After Recessions Wednesday, December 19, 2012 The most direct measure of housing’s impact on the economy is Residential Fixed Investment (RFI)... By DANIEL MCCUE
Affordability More Working Americans Struggling to Afford Housing Thursday, December 13, 2012 With growth in incomes lagging growth in housing and utility costs, the share of Americans spending... By ERIC BELSKY
Housing Markets & Conditions Cities are Growing but Sprawl Continues Wednesday, November 14, 2012 The 2010 decennial Census provided new data to look at urban growth patterns over the past decade... By DANIEL MCCUE
Demographics & Projections Mind the Gap: The Importance of Over and Under Counts in Interpreting Decennial Census Results Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Every ten years the Decennial Census provides a definitive count of the country’s population and... By GEORGE MASNICK
Demographics & Projections The Resurrection of Household Growth: The Missing Link in the Housing Recovery Monday, November 5, 2012 New survey data released by the Census Bureau last week provides more strong evidence that the... By CHRIS HERBERT
Housing Markets & Conditions Strong Cities, Strong Communities Monday, October 15, 2012 From time to time, Housing Perspectives will feature posts by guest bloggers. We are pleased that... By ERIKA POETHIG
Housing Markets & Conditions Bridge to Recovery: Senator Mel Martinez Frames a Vision for Housing Tuesday, October 9, 2012 October in Cambridge means the Head of the Charles, fall foliage, students settling in, and the... By PAMELA BALDWIN
Homeownership Homeownership’s Appeal Endures through the Housing Bust: A Key Question is Why? Wednesday, September 19, 2012 The beating the U.S. housing market has taken in recent years inevitably raises the question: do... By CHRIS HERBERT
Homeownership The Linchpin of the Housing Recovery Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Credit is the lifeblood of housing. Without credit, housing does not get built and home buying is... By ERIC BELSKY
