W01-7: This paper studies the response of the housing market to immigration shocks. I find a positive association between immigrant flows and changes in rents in the…
Demand for multifamily housing, especially affordable and middle-income rental housing, is rising as the nation continues to add new households. However, overall housing…
This piece is the first in a four-part series on innovations in design and construction co-published with The Brookings Institution. It summarizes findings from a report…
Kristin Perkins, Shannon Rieger, Jonathan Spader, Chris Herbert
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October 21, 2019
Previous studies of the financial constraints for homeownership attainment have found that cash grants to cover down payment and closing costs can fairly substantially…
This piece is the second in a four-part series on innovations in design and construction co-published with The Brookings Institution. It summarizes findings from a report…
Jonathan Spader, Shannon Rieger, Jennifer Molinsky
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November 16, 2017
This framing paper was originally presented at A Shared Future: Fostering Communities of Inclusion in an Era of Inequality, a national symposium hosted by the Harvard…
