Rural Areas Saw Disproportionate Home Price Growth During the Pandemic Thursday, May 16, 2024 Home prices rose at an unprecedented pace after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the result of record-low interest rates, the continued aging of millennials into prime homebuying years, and a... By PEYTON WHITNEY, ALEXANDER HERMANN
Housing Markets & Conditions How Helpful is the Price-to-Income Ratio in Flagging Bubbles? Thursday, September 26, 2013 With the continued growth of house prices across the country, talk of a housing bubble is beginning... By ROCIO SANCHEZ-MOYANO
Affordability Boston’s Housing Challenge: Affordability, Availability Monday, September 23, 2013 Housing availability in Boston has been a particular passion for outgoing Mayor Thomas Menino, who... By KERRY DONAHUE
Housing Markets & Conditions The Metropolitan Revolution Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Next Wednesday, September 25, I will be coming to Harvard to share a message: there is a... By BRUCE KATZ
Housing Markets & Conditions Despite Upswing in City Population Growth Rates, Suburbs Still Outpace Cities in Numerical Growth Wednesday, August 21, 2013 The Census Bureau recently released 2012 population estimates for cities and towns to complement the... By GEORGE MASNICK
Affordability A Housing Recovery, but Not for All Americans Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Driven by rising home prices and growing demand, the U.S. housing recovery is well underway... By ERIC BELSKY
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
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