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
Affordability Our Top 10 Blogs of 2023 Friday, December 29, 2023 Investor activity in rental markets, the cost benefits of manufactured housing, the dwindling supply... By KERRY DONAHUE
COVID The Pandemic Aggravated Racial Inequalities in Housing Insecurity: What Can it Teach Us About Housing Amidst Crises? Wednesday, July 12, 2023 During the pandemic, as lockdowns to reduce the spread of COVID-19 prompted widespread loss of work... By SHARON CORNELISSEN, ALEXANDER HERMANN
Remodeling Despite a Pandemic Remodeling Boom, Aging US Homes Require Additional Investment Thursday, March 23, 2023 The pandemic focused attention on our homes as never before, lifting the US remodeling market to an... By CARLOS MARTÍN
Rental Housing Renter Financial Distress Has Been Concentrated in High-Poverty Neighborhoods and Communities of Color Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Renter households have been disproportionately harmed by the financial fallout of the COVID-19... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Remodeling Slight Gains in 2023 Outlook for Residential Remodeling Thursday, January 19, 2023 After several years of double-digit gains, expenditures for improvements and repairs to the owner... By ABBE WILL
Aging Lessons from the Pandemic to Advance Housing and Health Equity for America’s Older Adults Thursday, October 6, 2022 During the COVID-19 pandemic, many older adults faced social isolation and disruptions in access to... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Affordability Affordability Gaps Widened for Renters in the First Year of the Pandemic Wednesday, July 20, 2022 In 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a large and growing share of renters were cost... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI, ALEXANDER HERMANN
Affordability Did Housing Affordability Worsen During the First Year of the Pandemic? Wednesday, June 29, 2022 For the first time in a decade, housing cost burdens worsened significantly during the first year of... By ALEXANDER HERMANN, WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Rental Housing Short-Term Benefits of Emergency Rental Assistance Extend Beyond Housing Tuesday, June 14, 2022 Since it was enacted at the end of 2020, the federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program has... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI