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
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
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
Homeownership Watch the Inventory – and the Investors Wednesday, February 13, 2013 As housing demand has been coming up, the inventory of homes for sale on the market has been going... By ERIC BELSKY
Affordability Will Student Loan Debt Keep Young People from Buying Homes? Wednesday, February 6, 2013 The sharp rise in student loan debt over the last decade has caught everyone’s attention – the... By CHRIS HERBERT
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
Homeownership The Linchpin of the Housing Recovery Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Credit is the lifeblood of housing. Without credit, housing does not get built and home buying is... By ERIC BELSKY