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
Homeownership How Housing Counseling Creates More Neighborhood Choice for Buyers Thursday, January 11, 2018 The US housing system simultaneously is one of the most efficient markets in the world and one of... By MARIETTA RODRIGUEZ
Demographics & Projections Taking it to the House: Our Most Popular Blogs of 2017 Wednesday, December 27, 2017 As we turn the calendar to 2018, we took a moment to look back at the past year to see what were the... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Demographics & Projections Why is Moving to a New Home Worse for African-American and Hispanic Children than for White Children? Monday, July 31, 2017 Compared to children who do not move to a new home, children who move are more likely to do worse in... By KRISTIN PERKINS
Affordability The Effect of Debt on Default and Consumption: Evidence from Housing Policy During the Great Recession Monday, July 17, 2017 What is the effect of mortgage debt reductions that reduce payments in the long-term but not in the... By PETER GANONG, PASCAL NOEL
Homeownership When Do Renters Behave Like Homeowners? High Rent, Price Anxiety, and NIMBYism Tuesday, February 7, 2017 In theory, renters and homeowners disagree about proposals to build new housing in their communities... By MICHAEL HANKINSON
Homeownership The Case for Allowing Tenants and Owners to Remain in Their Homes Post-Foreclosure Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Although federal guidelines allow foreclosed homes to be sold with occupants, in a recently... By RACHEL G. BRATT
Demographics & Projections Homeownership Rates for Children of Immigrants—Age Matters Friday, January 6, 2017 Analyses of data used in a recent Census Bureau report show that homeownership rates for younger... By GEORGE MASNICK
Demographics & Projections Three Scenarios for the Future of Homeownership Rates Monday, December 12, 2016 Following the rise and fall in the homeownership rate over the past two decades, considerable... By JONATHAN SPADER
Demographics & Projections Have Recent Demographic Trends Contributed to the Rise and Fall of the Homeownership Rate? Thursday, December 1, 2016 What has caused the ongoing, decade-long decline in homeownership in the United States? And which... By JONATHAN SPADER
