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
Demographics & Projections Homeownership Rates Continue to Decline, but Minority Owners Still Better Off than Before the Housing Boom Thursday, February 5, 2015 The Census Bureau recently released its 2014 Q4 Housing Vacancy Survey(HVS) data, giving us a... By RACHEL BOGARDUS DREW
Homeownership 11+ Million Undocumented Immigrants in the U.S. Could Be Important for the Housing Recovery Friday, January 23, 2015 President Obama’s recent announcement that he will take executive action on immigration could be an... By GEORGE MASNICK
Affordability What Effect Will Lower FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums Have on First-Time Homebuyers? Thursday, January 22, 2015 As mentioned in Tuesday’s State of the Union address, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)... By DANIEL MCCUE
Affordability What Loss Mitigation Taught Us About Housing Finance Reform Tuesday, January 13, 2015 From time to time, Housing Perspectives features posts by guest bloggers. Today’s post was written... By PATRICIA MCCOY
Demographics & Projections 11+ Million Undocumented Immigrants in the U.S. Could Be Important for the Housing Recovery Monday, January 5, 2015 President Obama’s recent announcement that he will take executive action on immigration could be an... By GEORGE MASNICK
Demographics & Projections 3 Facts about Marriage and Homeownership Wednesday, December 17, 2014 In conversations about the declining homeownership rate in the U.S., some commentators have pointed... By RACHEL BOGARDUS DREW
Homeownership Survey: Many Homeowners Concerned about Invisible Health Risks Wednesday, December 10, 2014 What makes a home healthy or unhealthy? As Mariel Wolfson illustrated in her recent blog, this... By ELIZABETH LA JEUNESSE
Homeownership Expanding Asset-Building Opportunities Through Homeownership Friday, December 5, 2014 From time to time, Housing Perspectives features posts by guest bloggers. Today’s post, written by... By JEFFREY LUBELL
Aging Why Does Mortgage Debt Continue to Rise Among Older Homeowners? Tuesday, November 4, 2014 According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, aggregate mortgage debt stood at $8.6 trillion in... By GEORGE MASNICK
