Advanced Age Can Increase Risk of Housing Insecurity and Homelessness Monday, May 6, 2024 With a growing number of older adults experiencing homelessness across the US, we interviewed housing, aging, and homelessness service providers in Boston to examine factors unique to older adults. In... By SAMARA SCHECKLER
Housing Markets & Conditions Wild Frontiers of Healthy Housing Research: Microbes Among Us Sunday, September 21, 2014 Recently, the Joint Center has been researching what makes a healthy home. As Mariel Wolfson pointed... By ELIZABETH LA JEUNESSE
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
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
Housing Markets & Conditions Pent-Up Demand for Additional Household Formation is Fraught with Uncertainties Wednesday, May 21, 2014 In early 2011, economists at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported that the... By GEORGE MASNICK
Homeownership The Role of Investors in Acquiring Foreclosed Properties in Low and Moderate Income Neighborhoods Thursday, April 3, 2014 In the fall of 2011 the What Works Collaborative convened a meeting of researchers, policy makers... By CHRIS HERBERT
Demographics & Projections A Disappointing Report on Recent Household Growth Leads to More Questions than Answers Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Although household growth is the major driver of housing demand, getting an accurate picture of... By DANIEL MCCUE
Aging Although the Population is Rapidly Aging, Young Adults Will Still Drive the Demand for New Housing Thursday, January 30, 2014 Hardly a day goes by when we are not reminded about how rapidly our population will age over the... By GEORGE MASNICK
Homeownership Why We Should Care About the Great Recession’s Most Unfortunate Victim: Homeownership Monday, December 2, 2013 From time to time, Housing Perspectives features posts by guest bloggers. This post was written by... By ROBERT COUCH
Homeownership The Role of Investors in Acquiring Foreclosed Properties in Boston Wednesday, October 23, 2013 In the fall of 2011, a meeting of researchers, policy makers, and practitioners convened by the What... By IRENE LEW, ROCIO SANCHEZ-MOYANO