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
Remodeling What Areas of the Country Do the Most Remodeling, and Who Spends the Most? Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Every two years, the Joint Center releases a report about the national home improvement industry... By ELIZABETH LA JEUNESSE
Remodeling New Report: U.S. Home Improvement Industry Outpaces the Broader Housing Recovery Thursday, January 29, 2015 In the aftermath of the Great Recession, the U.S. home improvement industry has fared much better... By KERRY DONAHUE
Remodeling Growth Slowing in Home Remodeling in 2015 (+ New Remodeling Report January 29) Thursday, January 15, 2015 As the broader housing market continues its sluggish recovery, growth in home improvement spending... By ABBE WILL
Homeownership Survey: Many Homeowners Concerned about Invisible Health Risks Wednesday, December 10, 2014 What makes a home healthy or unhealthy? As Mariel Wolfson illustrated in her recent blog , this... By ELIZABETH LA JEUNESSE
Remodeling Home Improvement Spending Continues Toward More Moderate Growth Thursday, October 16, 2014 Reflecting the slow pace of recovery in the overall housing market, the home remodeling industry is... By ABBE WILL
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
Aging Older Homeowners Want to Age in Place but Aren’t Focused on Accessibility Thursday, August 21, 2014 With many baby boomers reaching retirement age this decade, a major shift in the age distribution of... By ABBE WILL
Remodeling Strong Remodeling Spending to Slow Pace Heading Into 2015 Thursday, July 24, 2014 Growth in home improvement activity is expected to peak during the second half of 2014 and then... By ABBE WILL
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