Unease in the Housing Market Amid a Worsening Affordability Crisis Tuesday, June 24, 2025 This year, the US housing market is shrouded in uncertainty. High home prices and interest rates have pushed sales to their lowest level in 30 years; insurance premiums and property taxes are on the... By CHRIS HERBERT
Rental Housing America’s Rental Affordability Crisis is Climbing the Income Ladder Friday, January 31, 2020 Rental market conditions in the United States have changed fundamentally since the Great Recession... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Miscellaneous Our Spring Events Focus on Homelessness, Urban Revitalization, Housing Finance, and Equitable Development Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Addressing homelessness, spurring urban revitalization, reforming housing finance, and encouraging... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Remodeling Remodels that Include Home Automation Can Help Older Adults Age in Place Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Over the past 20 years, the number of homeowners age 55 and over has grown dramatically from 26... By SOPHIA WEDEEN
Housing Markets & Conditions Demystifying Credit Risk Transfer Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), securitize mortgages... By DON LAYTON
Remodeling Slight Gains in 2020 Outlook for Residential Remodeling Thursday, January 16, 2020 National spending for improvements and repairs on owner-occupied homes is expected to rise only... By ABBE WILL
Aging Very Few Lower-Income Older Adults Live in Accessible Units Tuesday, January 14, 2020 With the aging of the US population, the number of older adult households who are income-eligible... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Housing Markets & Conditions Racialized Recovery: Postforeclosure Pathways in Boston’s Neighborhoods Monday, January 6, 2020 While many studies have shown that most foreclosures during the Great Recession occurred in minority... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Neighborhood Change Is Lead Exposure a Form of Housing Inequality? Thursday, January 2, 2020 The primary sources of contemporary lead exposure are chipping paint, water pipes, and lead... By ALIX WINTER, ROBERT SAMPSON
Miscellaneous What We’ve Been Reading (and Listening to) This Year Friday, December 27, 2019 In anticipation of the holiday break, which for those of us in the Northeast is a time of short... By DAVID LUBEROFF
