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 America’s Housing Finance System in the Pandemic, Part 4: Seven Reports from the Battlefield Tuesday, April 21, 2020 We are in the midst of a war between the government, companies, and not-for-profit organizations... By DON LAYTON
Remodeling Early Impacts of Pandemic Suggest an Abrupt About-Face for the Remodeling Market Monday, April 20, 2020 Owner expenditures for home renovations and repairs are expected to decline at least through the... By ABBE WILL
Aging When Family Can’t Care for Older Adults During COVID-19, Who Will? Friday, April 17, 2020 As we’re learning more each day, the coronavirus pandemic poses a dire threat to America’s 1.4... By SAMARA SCHECKLER
Housing Markets & Conditions America’s Housing Finance System in the Pandemic, Part 3: Q&A on the Ugly Fight over Servicer Advances Wednesday, April 15, 2020 4/16/20 – This version of the blog has been updated to reflect that there are policy requirements in... By DON LAYTON
Rental Housing Rental Market Likely Headed for a Slowdown Tuesday, April 14, 2020 While it is too early to know how COVID-19 will affect rental markets, early signs suggest another... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Aging Social Distancing Today Offers Lessons to Help Older Adults Tomorrow Tuesday, April 7, 2020 COVID-19 has most of the nation practicing “social distancing,” which for those of us not on the... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Housing Markets & Conditions America’s Housing Finance System in the Pandemic, Part 2: Extraordinary Support and Necessary Consequences Friday, April 3, 2020 As I wrote last week, in America’s Housing Finance System in the Pandemic: Ten Stress Points to... By DON LAYTON
COVID COVID-19 and Financially Vulnerable Homeowners: National Trends and Voices from Brockton, Massachusetts Wednesday, April 1, 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic slowdown, millions of homeowners across the... By SHARON CORNELISSEN, ALEXANDER HERMANN
Affordability Pandemic Will Worsen Housing Affordability for Service, Retail, and Transportation Workers Monday, March 30, 2020 While the full economic impact of COVID-19 is yet to be seen, early indications suggest that we are... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
