How Have Renters Responded to Financial Stress in the Pandemic? Thursday, April 8, 2021 Estimates of rent arrearage do not paint a complete picture of the financial toll the pandemic has taken on renters, according to a new paper jointly published by the Center and the Urban Institute... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Affordability Forest Management Programs and Housing Affordability: Lessons from Southern Ontario Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Research on incentivized forest management in Canada and the United States has focused primarily on... By JULIA SMACHYLO
Housing Markets & Conditions Revisions to the GSE Treasury Support Agreement: Some Substance, Some Political Optics, and Treasury Gains Power Friday, January 22, 2021 Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae provide the financing for almost half of all the residential mortgages in... By DON LAYTON
Remodeling Home Remodeling Set for Stronger Growth in 2021 Thursday, January 21, 2021 Annual gains in spending for improvements and repairs to owner-occupied homes are expected to be... By ABBE WILL
Rental Housing The Rent Eats First: Most Renters Can’t Afford a Comfortable Standard of Living Wednesday, January 13, 2021 The rental housing affordability crisis that existed even before COVID-19 has left millions of... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Rental Housing Black and Hispanic Renters Face Greatest Threat of Eviction in Pandemic Monday, January 11, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession have worsened existing disparities in housing... By SOPHIA WEDEEN
Housing Markets & Conditions The Extraordinary and Unexpected Pandemic Increase in House Prices: Causes and Implications Thursday, January 7, 2021 This past December 23rd, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that, despite the... By DON LAYTON
Aging Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities Score Lower on Livability Tuesday, January 5, 2021 Naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs) are neighborhoods where older adults make up a... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI, JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Miscellaneous Our Top 10 Blog Posts of the Year Tuesday, December 29, 2020 The pandemic, GSE reform, and persistent affordability concerns: in case you missed them, our top... By KERRY DONAHUE
Miscellaneous What We’ve Read, Watched, or Listened To in 2020 Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Once again this year, we asked our staff to recommend books, programs, and podcasts they found... By DAVID LUBEROFF
