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 Update on Joint Center Household Projections Friday, January 11, 2013 In December 2012, the Census Bureau released a new set of national population projections that both... By DANIEL MCCUE
Demographics & Projections It’s Not Just the Economy, Stupid! Wednesday, January 2, 2013 Just as James Carville reminded Governor Bill Clinton and his staff to stay focused in his campaign... By GEORGE MASNICK
Housing Markets & Conditions Sizing Housing’s Role in the Economy Before and After Recessions Wednesday, December 19, 2012 The most direct measure of housing’s impact on the economy is Residential Fixed Investment (RFI)... By DANIEL MCCUE
Affordability More Working Americans Struggling to Afford Housing Thursday, December 13, 2012 With growth in incomes lagging growth in housing and utility costs, the share of Americans spending... By ERIC BELSKY
Remodeling When it Comes to Home Remodeling, Younger Generations Aren’t Doing it Themselves Wednesday, December 5, 2012 In the world of home improvement activity, do-it-yourselfers (DIY) have become a very important... By KERMIT BAKER
Demographics & Projections Defining the Generations Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Demographers and other analysts have yet to reach a consensus about how we define post-WWII... By GEORGE MASNICK
Neighborhood Change The Promise of Big Data for Accelerating ‘Prosperity Development’ Monday, November 19, 2012 From time to time, Housing Perspectives features posts by guest bloggers. This post was written by... By BEN HECHT
Housing Markets & Conditions Cities are Growing but Sprawl Continues Wednesday, November 14, 2012 The 2010 decennial Census provided new data to look at urban growth patterns over the past decade... By DANIEL MCCUE
Demographics & Projections Mind the Gap: The Importance of Over and Under Counts in Interpreting Decennial Census Results Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Every ten years the Decennial Census provides a definitive count of the country’s population and... By GEORGE MASNICK
