Older Adults Experience Disparate Outcomes When Relocating Wednesday, May 7, 2025 As people age, changes in their physical and mental health may prompt them to move to a neighborhood or home that better meets their evolving needs. However, neighborhood inequality and residential... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
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
Affordability Housing Cost Burdens Continue to Strain Renters Thursday, November 20, 2014 The (somewhat) good news: according to the newly-released 2013 American Community Survey (ACS)... By ELLEN MARYA
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
Homeownership Who Doesn’t Want to Own a Home? Tuesday, October 28, 2014 In a previous post, I described recent research about drivers of decisions to own homes, with... By RACHEL BOGARDUS DREW
Aging How Does Geographic Diversity in Age Structures Impact Housing Market Dynamics? Tuesday, October 21, 2014 As the youngest of the baby boom generation has now turned 50, there is much talk about the overall... By GEORGE MASNICK
Remodeling Home Improvement Spending Continues Toward More Moderate Growth Thursday, October 16, 2014 Reflecting the slow pace of recovery in the overall housing market, the home remodeling industry is... By ABBE WILL
Housing Markets & Conditions LBJ’s Biggest Housing Program that No One Remembers Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Now that we have reached the half-century mark since President Lyndon Johnson began passing... By ALEXANDER VON HOFFMAN
Affordability The Changing Profile of Student Loan Debt: Who Has It, How Big is Their Burden, and How Much Education Did They Receive? Thursday, October 2, 2014 In recent years, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Consumer Credit Panel (FRBNY CCP), which... By IRENE LEW