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 The Resurrection of Household Growth: The Missing Link in the Housing Recovery Monday, November 5, 2012 New survey data released by the Census Bureau last week provides more strong evidence that the... By CHRIS HERBERT
Affordability Crafting a New Rental Policy: Lessons from US Housing Policy History Wednesday, October 31, 2012 As the United States continues to recover from the worst economic downturn since the Great... By ALEXANDER VON HOFFMAN
Aging As Baby Boomers Age in Place, They Will Increase Their Influence in the Home Improvement Market Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Over the coming decade, the home improvement market will increasingly rely on older homeowners to... By KERMIT BAKER
Remodeling Home Remodeling Spending Set to Accelerate Thursday, October 18, 2012 An improving housing market and record low interest rates are driving projections of strong gains in... By ABBE WILL
Housing Markets & Conditions Strong Cities, Strong Communities Monday, October 15, 2012 From time to time, Housing Perspectives will feature posts by guest bloggers. We are pleased that... By ERIKA POETHIG
Housing Markets & Conditions Bridge to Recovery: Senator Mel Martinez Frames a Vision for Housing Tuesday, October 9, 2012 October in Cambridge means the Head of the Charles, fall foliage, students settling in, and the... By PAMELA BALDWIN
Aging Over the Next Two Decades, Baby Boomers will Age in Place Thursday, September 27, 2012 Over the next two decades, the entire baby boom generation (age 45-64 in 2010) will cross the 65+... By GEORGE MASNICK
Homeownership Homeownership’s Appeal Endures through the Housing Bust: A Key Question is Why? Wednesday, September 19, 2012 The beating the U.S. housing market has taken in recent years inevitably raises the question: do... By CHRIS HERBERT
Housing Markets & Conditions Welcome to Housing Perspectives Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Welcome to Housing Perspectives, the blog of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. Drawing... By ERIC BELSKY
