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
Remodeling Pick-Up Projected in Home Improvement Activity Moving into 2016 Thursday, July 16, 2015 The extended easing of gains in residential improvement spending is expected to change course by... By ABBE WILL
Demographics & Projections Reconciling Different Household Counts from Census Bureau Surveys Monday, July 13, 2015 One of the major challenges faced by housing analysts and demographers is the lack of consistency... By DANIEL MCCUE
Aging Aging Society and Inaccessible Housing Stock Suggest Growing Need for Remodeling Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Over the coming decades, the number and share of U.S. households age 65 and over will rise... By ABBE WILL
Affordability Homebuying Affordability Strong in Many Metros but First-Time Buyers Face Financial Hurdles Wednesday, July 1, 2015 Stagnant incomes and tight credit since the recession have worked in tandem to keep many renters... By ROCIO SANCHEZ-MOYANO
Housing Markets & Conditions WATCH THE VIDEO: The State of the Nation’s Housing Friday, June 26, 2015 In case you missed it, our State of the Nation’s Housing 2015 report was released by live webcast... By KERRY DONAHUE
Homeownership Homeownership Rates Drop to Historic Lows; Middle Class Feels the Strain of Rising Rents Wednesday, June 24, 2015 The fledgling U.S. housing recovery lost momentum last year as homeownership rates continued to fall... By CHRIS HERBERT
Affordability Addressing the Silent Housing Crisis Friday, June 19, 2015 Yesterday the newly-launched J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation for Housing America’s Families... By CHRIS HERBERT
Affordability Homeownership and Affordable Housing a Key Part of Upward Mobility, but Hard to Come By Wednesday, June 10, 2015 Earlier this week, the MacArthur Foundation released the results of its third annual How Housing... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Affordability House Appropriations Bill Underfunds Housing Assistance Programs Thursday, June 4, 2015 The FY 2016 appropriations bill covering spending for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development... By IRENE LEW
