Can New Suburban Housing Make Urban Areas More Affordable? Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Over the past thirty years, real home prices and rents in dense urban centers in the US grew more rapidly than housing costs in suburban metropolitan neighborhoods. At the same time, the vast majority... By VALENTINE GILBERT
Housing Markets & Conditions How Much of the Damaged Housing Stock Was Rebuilt After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita? Thursday, September 3, 2015 Ten years ago, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita created unprecedented damage in communities along the... By JONATHAN SPADER
Housing Markets & Conditions A City Revival? It Depends on Your Definitions Thursday, August 20, 2015 Every spring, the Census Bureau publishes estimates of the population as of the prior July 1st at... By RACHEL BOGARDUS DREW
Affordability Despite Declines in Homelessness, Family Homelessness Persists Wednesday, August 12, 2015 Since the 2010 release of Opening Doors , the first federal strategic plan to end and prevent... By IRENE LEW
Affordability New Multifamily Construction is Out of Reach for Most Renters Thursday, July 30, 2015 A major theme of the Joint Center’s 2015 State of the Nation’s Housing Report is the record growth... By ELIZABETH LA JEUNESSE
Demographics & Projections For Housing Demographers It’s All About the Data – But Sometimes the Data Come Up Woefully Short Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Housing demographers are often frustrated by data that range from inconsistent to totally... By GEORGE MASNICK
Remodeling Pick-Up Projected in Home Improvement Activity Moving into 2016 Thursday, July 16, 2015 The extended easing of gains in residential improvement spending is expected to change course by... By ABBE WILL
Demographics & Projections Reconciling Different Household Counts from Census Bureau Surveys Monday, July 13, 2015 One of the major challenges faced by housing analysts and demographers is the lack of consistency... By DANIEL MCCUE
Aging Aging Society and Inaccessible Housing Stock Suggest Growing Need for Remodeling Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Over the coming decades, the number and share of U.S. households age 65 and over will rise... By ABBE WILL
Affordability Homebuying Affordability Strong in Many Metros but First-Time Buyers Face Financial Hurdles Wednesday, July 1, 2015 Stagnant incomes and tight credit since the recession have worked in tandem to keep many renters... By ROCIO SANCHEZ-MOYANO