Homebuying Innovations Have Enabled the Strong Rebound in Home Sales Monday, October 19, 2020 Innovations in the ways people search for, purchase, and finance homes have helped fuel a dramatic rebound in US housing markets. When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered much of the national economy in... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Housing Markets & Conditions Demystifying GSE Credit Risk Transfer: Special Interests and Politicization Monday, July 6, 2020 My third, and final, paper demystifying the single-family mortgage credit risk transfer (CRT)... By DON LAYTON
Affordability Using the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey to Assess the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on America’s Households Thursday, July 2, 2020 By the end of May, 44 percent of the nation’s households lost employment income as a result of the... By ALEXANDER HERMANN, SHARON CORNELISSEN
Affordability To Rebuild America’s Post-Pandemic Economy, We Need to Rethink Housing Wednesday, July 1, 2020 The economic pain we are experiencing in the wake of the pandemic calls for unprecedented government... By MICHAEL STEGMAN
Homeownership Mortgage Default & Foreclosure in the Last Financial Crisis: HUD/FHA Policies and Innovative State and Local Initiatives Tuesday, June 30, 2020 A new series of Issue Briefs authored by Rachel Bratt, a Senior Research Fellow at the Joint Center... By ERIN GRAVES, CHRIS HERBERT
Demographics & Projections Racial Stratification and Suburban School Segregation Wednesday, June 24, 2020 The draw of white and well-resourced suburban public schools has long fueled segregation in America... By JARED SCHACHNER
Aging As Economy Reopens, Guidance Must Consider Older Adults’ Living Situations Monday, June 22, 2020 Rates of severe illness and mortality from COVID-19 have been highest among older people. As the... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Affordability Thoughtful Design Can Create High-Quality Affordable Multifamily Housing Thursday, June 18, 2020 This piece is the final installment in a four-part series on innovations in design and construction... By HANNAH HOYT, JENNY SCHUETZ
Housing Markets & Conditions The Causes and Implications of Credit Tightening Tuesday, June 16, 2020 As the economic impact of the pandemic continues, one of the biggest issues to emerge in housing... By DON LAYTON
Affordability Cash-Strapped During COVID-19 Thursday, June 11, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic began at a time when many Americans were already struggling to make ends meet... By RIORDAN FROST
