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
Aging Ten Insights About Older Households from the 2020 State of the Nation’s Housing Report Thursday, December 17, 2020 The changing nature of older adult households and the challenges they face are both highlighted in... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Affordability Homelessness Was on the Rise, Even before the Pandemic Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, homelessness was increasing across the country. As of... By RIORDAN FROST
Aging The Geography of Livability: Insights from AARP’s Livability Index Tuesday, December 8, 2020 Last month, we released a co-authored report with the AARP Public Policy Institute examining the... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI, JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Aging Service Coordinators Helped Older Adults Who Live in Publicly Funded Housing Respond to COVID-19 Thursday, December 3, 2020 While the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially difficult for older adults, a new Center report... By SAMARA SCHECKLER
Affordability In Pursuit of New Approaches to Solve the Rental Affordability Crisis in US Cities Tuesday, December 1, 2020 Could fresh, “outside-of-the-box” thinking help address the seemingly intractable problem of rental... By CHRIS HERBERT, JAMES STOCKARD, BEN HECHT
Homeownership Affordability Challenges for Low-Income Homeowners Have Intensified During the Pandemic Tuesday, November 24, 2020 The newly released American Community Survey (ACS) shows a continued decrease in cost burdens in... By RAHEEM HANIFA
Housing Markets & Conditions FHFA’s Final GSE Capital Rule: Little Credibility and a Short Shelf Life Friday, November 20, 2020 The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) received overwhelmingly negative feedback when its GSE... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Pandemic, Racial Injustice, and Climate Change Exacerbate America's Housing Problems Thursday, November 19, 2020 For most of 2020, the US has been beset by the COVID-19 pandemic, social unrest sparked by racial... By CHRIS HERBERT
Housing Markets & Conditions Common-Sense GSE Reform Recommendations for the Biden Administration Thursday, November 12, 2020 What should we do with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises? The GSE... By DON LAYTON
