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
Affordability Renters Struggle with Competing Costs of Food, Energy, and Housing Thursday, August 8, 2024 Lower-income renters continued to face extraordinary financial hardships in the first half of 2024... By SOPHIA WEDEEN
Neighborhood Change Artist-Developers in Historically African American Neighborhoods Tuesday, August 6, 2024 Since the early 2000s, there has been a resurgence of the arts serving as an economic driver for... By AISHA DENSMORE-BEY
Demographics & Projections What Effects Will the Recent Surge in Immigration Have on Household Growth? Tuesday, July 30, 2024 After a slowdown during the pandemic-related closures of 2020, immigration levels surged in 2022 and... By RIORDAN FROST
Remodeling Remodeling Spending to Tick Up Through Mid-Year 2025 Thursday, July 18, 2024 After a modest downturn, homeowner expenditures for improvements and repairs are expected to trend... By ABBE WILL
Affordability Book Explores the Role of Design in Addressing Housing Challenges Monday, July 15, 2024 Homes are fundamentally physical objects. Their design matters critically for how well they meet the... By CHRIS HERBERT
Affordability Middle-Income Housing Programs Emerge as Affordability Challenges Climb the Income Ladder Monday, July 1, 2024 In response to housing affordability challenges rapidly climbing the income scale, state and local... By ALEXANDER HERMANN, WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI, NORA CAHILL, PEYTON WHITNEY
Housing Markets & Conditions Housing Costs Strain Owners and Renters Alike; Millions Priced Out of Homeownership Thursday, June 20, 2024 Homeowners and renters across the US are struggling with high housing costs, according to our new... By CHRIS HERBERT
Rental Housing The Connections Between Rental Deserts, Segregation, and Restrictive Zoning Monday, June 17, 2024 Nearly a third of neighborhoods across the US have few options for renter households, limiting where... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI, MAGDA MAAOUI, SOPHIA WEDEEN
Affordability High Housing Costs Are Consuming Household Incomes Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Our latest America’s Rental Housing report points to an escalating affordability crisis. In the... By SOPHIA WEDEEN