High Housing Costs Are Consuming Household Incomes Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Our latest America’s Rental Housing report points to an escalating affordability crisis. In the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, the rapid increase in rents combined with widespread financial... By SOPHIA WEDEEN
Housing Markets & Conditions Strong Demand for Rental Housing Driving Gains in Multifamily Construction Thursday, June 13, 2013 As the housing recovery gains momentum, one encouraging sign has been the strong return of... By ELLEN MARYA
Aging Are More Older Americans Retiring with Mortgage Debt? Thursday, June 6, 2013 As the first wave of baby boomers prepare for retirement, it would be easy to assume that they’ve... By IRENE LEW
Affordability Despite Rising Home Prices, Homeownership More Affordable than Ever Thursday, May 30, 2013 For those able to obtain loans in today’s constrained credit environment, the monthly cost of... By ROCIO SANCHEZ-MOYANO
Homeownership Building a New System of Housing Finance Thursday, May 23, 2013 The JCHS research team is busy these days, putting the finishing touches on the 2013 State of the... By SARAH ROSEN WARTELL
Homeownership Foreclosures: The Great Untold Story Tuesday, April 30, 2013 From time to time, Housing Perspectives features posts by guest bloggers. Today’s post, written by... By CHRIS ARNOLD
Remodeling Momentum Building for Home Improvement Activity Thursday, April 18, 2013 Spending by homeowners on improvement projects is expected to accelerate as the year progresses... By ABBE WILL
Demographics & Projections Childless Households Have Become the Norm Monday, April 15, 2013 In 1960 almost half of all households were families with children under 18. Since then, the number... By GEORGE MASNICK
Homeownership How Much Did LTVs Actually Rise During the Housing Boom? Friday, April 5, 2013 The rise in housing prices that appears to be taking hold in many parts of the country is an... By CHRIS HERBERT
Remodeling Are Renters Less Energy Efficient than Homeowners? Friday, March 22, 2013 According to data from the Energy Information Administration, American renters use nearly a third... By ELIZABETH LA JEUNESSE