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
Housing Markets & Conditions Unpacking the Health Effects of Density Wednesday, July 25, 2018 In “ Congested cities vs. sprawl makes you fat: unpacking the health effects of density, ” an essay... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Remodeling Robust Outlook for Residential Remodeling Through Mid-Year 2019 Thursday, July 19, 2018 Homeowners are expected to increase spending on improvements and repairs at a solid clip over the... By ABBE WILL
Neighborhood Change Using Intentional, Innovative, and Integrated Policies to Support Neighborhood and School Integration Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Taken together, the four papers produced for the Shared Future symposium’s panel on “ What would it... By ANN OWENS
Remodeling U.S. Households are Using Less Energy Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Although the number of U.S. households increased by about 4 percent between 2009 and 2015, total on... By ELIZABETH LA JEUNESSE
Neighborhood Change What Would it Take to Foster Residential Outcomes that Support School Integration, and Vice Versa? Monday, July 9, 2018 The deep ties between housing and education that foster segregation, and strategies for overcoming... By KATIE GOURLEY
Affordability Even Fully-Employed and Moderate-Income Households Struggle to Pay the Rent Thursday, July 5, 2018 The nation’s almost 21 million cost-burdened renter households are not just low-income or unemployed... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Housing Markets & Conditions 30th Anniversary State of the Nation’s Housing (VIDEO) Tuesday, July 3, 2018 Recently, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, we released our 30th anniversary State of... By CHRIS HERBERT
Neighborhood Change Strategies for Responding to Gentrification Monday, June 4, 2018 As more and more communities across the country experience gentrification—and others fear its... By JOE KRIESBERG
Affordability Winner of 2018 Best Paper on Housing Prize Focuses on Philadelphia’s Efforts to Address Climate Change and Affordable Housing Friday, June 1, 2018 The Philadelphia Energy Campaign (PEC) is an unlikely success story of a municipal climate... By DAVID LUBEROFF