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 Renovation Spending Continues to Grow, But More Slowly Thursday, April 20, 2017 Strong gains in home remodeling and repair activity are expected to ease moving into next year... By ABBE WILL
Housing Markets & Conditions What Impact Do Changing Interest Rates Have on Mortgage Demand? Monday, March 27, 2017 Could the post-Great Recession drop in housing demand have been driven in part by an increase in... By STEPHANIE LO
Housing Markets & Conditions Boston Mayor Gives Annual Dunlop Lecture Wednesday, March 22, 2017 In a more two-decade career that began in the construction trades and now brings him into a host of... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Remodeling Remodeling Activity Projected to Grow in Most Metropolitan Areas Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Spending on home improvements is expected to increase this year in 43 of the nation’s 50 largest... By ELIZABETH LA JEUNESSE
Aging The Continued Growth of Multigenerational Living Thursday, March 9, 2017 A substantial number and share of older Americans are living in “multigenerational” households... By SHANNON RIEGER
Housing Markets & Conditions Urbanization and Growth in India Thursday, March 2, 2017 “Urbanization as a Growth Strategy for India” was the focus of a panel discussion on Saturday... By SONALI MATHUR
Aging New Report: Aging Homeowners Drive Growth in Remodeling as Millennials Begin to Gain Footing Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Homeowner spending on remodeling is expected to see healthy growth through 2025, according to... By KERRY DONAHUE
Affordability What Can We Learn from Attempts to Reduce the Cost of Affordable Housing? Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Midwestern CDCs trying to build affordable homes that do not require development subsidies have... By SAM LATRONICA
Demographics & Projections Defining the Generations Redux Thursday, February 16, 2017 How should we define the baby boom, Generation X, and the millennial generation? In a Joint Center... By GEORGE MASNICK