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 Record-Breaking Home Prices and Rents Likely to Cool as Interest Rates Climb: New State of the Nation's Housing Report Wednesday, June 22, 2022 After a record-shattering year in 2021, the housing market is at an inflection point. Higher... By CHRIS HERBERT
Remodeling Home Repairs and Updates Pose Considerable Burdens for Lower-Income Homeowners Thursday, June 16, 2022 Lower-income homeowners spend large shares of their incomes on home improvements and maintenance... By SOPHIA WEDEEN
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
Miscellaneous Our 2022 Summer Fellows Will Tackle a Range of Housing-Related Projects and Problems Wednesday, May 18, 2022 With support from our Center, 28 graduate students from the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD)... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Housing Markets & Conditions The Policymaking Implications of Record-High Mortgage Origination Profits During the Pandemic Monday, May 2, 2022 On April 11, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the largest of the industry associations in... By DON LAYTON
Demographics & Projections Defining “Use with Caution”: How We’re Navigating New Census Bureau Data Thursday, April 28, 2022 Pandemic disruptions affected the 2020 American Community Survey (ACS) results so significantly that... By DANIEL MCCUE
Remodeling Red Hot Remodeling Growth Expected to Ease into 2023 Thursday, April 21, 2022 Expenditures for improvements and repairs to the owner-occupied housing stock are expected to grow... By ABBE WILL
Housing Markets & Conditions Concentration in Homebuilding Driven by a Few Large Builders Tuesday, April 19, 2022 The 100 largest home builders in the US now account for about half of all new single-family home... By GOPAL AHLUWALIA, KERMIT BAKER, KENT COLTON
Rental Housing Emergency Rental Assistance Has Helped Stabilize Struggling Renters Wednesday, April 6, 2022 More than one in every ten renter households across the country has applied for federally funded... By ALEXANDER HERMANN