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 Evicted: Confronting Some Uncomfortable Truths Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Matthew Desmond’s new book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City is just being released... By CHRIS HERBERT
Affordability HUD Funding in the Presidential Budget Prioritizes Economic Mobility and Rental Assistance Thursday, February 25, 2016 Several weeks ago, President Obama released his final budget proposal to Congress. In it, the... By IRENE LEW
Homeownership Update on Homeownership Wealth Trajectories Through the Housing Boom and Bust Thursday, February 18, 2016 The housing crisis and ensuing Great Recession of the late 2000s resulted in millions of homeowners... By DANIEL MCCUE
Remodeling Five-Year Failure Rates for Remodeling Contractors Exceeded 50% During Downturn Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Newly available data from the U.S Census Bureau confirms that the severe drop in home improvement... By ABBE WILL
Aging The Future of Renting Among Older Adults Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Since 2005, the number of renter households aged 50 and over has increased dramatically, jumping... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Demographics & Projections Article review- “Patriarchy, Power, and Pay: The Transformation of American Families, 1800-2015” Wednesday, January 27, 2016 At my age, there is little that makes my jaw drop, especially while reading an article in one of my... By GEORGE MASNICK
Remodeling Home Remodeling Activity Looking to Gain Steam Through Mid-Year Thursday, January 21, 2016 Expenditures for home improvements should see healthy gains in 2016, according to the Leading... By ABBE WILL
Remodeling Energy Consumption in the Residential Rental Sector, and Promoting Energy Efficiency Tuesday, January 19, 2016 With the recent release of our America’s Rental Housing report, as well as the landmark... By ELIZABETH LA JEUNESSE
Affordability Surge in New Rental Construction Fails to Meet Need for Low-Cost Housing Tuesday, January 12, 2016 As we highlighted in our recent America’s Rental Housing report, the housing affordability crisis... By IRENE LEW
