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
Aging Older Homeowners Want to Age in Place but Aren’t Focused on Accessibility Thursday, August 21, 2014 With many baby boomers reaching retirement age this decade, a major shift in the age distribution of... By ABBE WILL
Affordability What is Affordable Housing & What Does it Mean to Preserve It? (Five New Case Studies) Thursday, August 14, 2014 Even people in the housing field are not always sure what affordable housing is, and what it means... By ALEXANDER VON HOFFMAN
Affordability Selection, Matching, and the Rules of the Game: Landlords and the Geographic Sorting of Low-Income Renters Thursday, August 7, 2014 In recent years, federal housing policy has shifted toward a system that is increasingly reliant on... By EVA ROSEN
Homeownership New Book Identifies Lessons Learned from the Housing Crisis Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Though the national homeownership rate rose to its highest level ever in 2005, millions of Americans... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Affordability With More than 2 Million Units at Risk, How Can the U.S. Preserve its Affordable Rental Housing Stock? Thursday, July 31, 2014 As our most recent State of the Nation’s Housing report confirms, the renter affordability crisis... By IRENE LEW
Remodeling Strong Remodeling Spending to Slow Pace Heading Into 2015 Thursday, July 24, 2014 Growth in home improvement activity is expected to peak during the second half of 2014 and then... By ABBE WILL
Housing Markets & Conditions Healthy Housing Today: A View from the National Healthy Homes Conference Tuesday, July 22, 2014 This Spring, I attended the National Healthy Homes Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The three-day... By MARIEL WOLFSON
Affordability Interactive Map: Where Can Renters Afford to Own? Thursday, July 17, 2014 Homebuyer affordability remains near an all-time high, so where are all the first-time homebuyers... By ROCIO SANCHEZ-MOYANO
Affordability Rental Supply is Catching up with Strong Demand, but not for Affordable Units Friday, July 11, 2014 The Joint Center’s new State of the Nation’s Housing report summarizes ongoing and emerging trends... By ELIZABETH LA JEUNESSE