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
Remodeling Remodeling Market Expected to Stall in 2020 Thursday, October 17, 2019 Annual gains in homeowner spending for improvements and repairs are set to give out by the second... By ABBE WILL
Aging New Report Shows Widening Housing Inequality Among America’s Older Adults Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Housing inequality is becoming increasingly evident among older Americans as the number of older... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Housing Markets & Conditions Housing Finance Reform: Down to Two Models, Both Built on the GSEs Tuesday, October 15, 2019 The two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were placed into... By DON LAYTON
Affordability Revitalization or Replacement? Two Cases of Redevelopment in Boston: Columbia Point and Commonwealth Friday, October 11, 2019 The housing projects Columbia Point and Commonwealth illustrate two different strategies the Boston... By CORINNA ANDERSON
Homeownership Homeownership Without the White Picket Fence? Hispanic Homeownership in the US Thursday, October 10, 2019 Hispanics are much less likely to be homeowners than non-Hispanic whites, and in a new working paper... By ROCIO SANCHEZ-MOYANO
Housing Markets & Conditions How Lopping off the Wrong Loan Products to Trim the GSEs’ Market Reach Could Undermine Affordable Lending Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Over the years, with the approval of their regulator/conservator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency... By MICHAEL STEGMAN, RICHARD COOPERSTEIN
Housing Markets & Conditions What the FHFA Needs to Get Right in Its GSE Capital Rule Monday, October 7, 2019 In July 2018, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), regulator of the two government-sponsored... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Temporarily Ending the GSE Net Worth Sweep: A Limited but Important Step Towards GSE Reform Wednesday, October 2, 2019 On Monday, September 30, the US Treasury and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the... By DON LAYTON
Neighborhood Change Building Inclusive Social Housing: Lessons from Bogota Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Around the world, mayors and other urban officials confront significant obstacles when they try to... By MARIA ATUESTA, DIANE DAVIS
