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RR07-13: The effect of local land use regulations on housing markets has been the subject of extensive research and discussion among both urban economists and…

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…

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…

I recently retired as Director of the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies, a position that I have been extremely fortunate to hold since its…

The magnitude of the housing bust that began in the middle of the past decade is well documented, with a 75 percent plunge in housing starts, 45 percent decline in existing…

W13-12: This paper examines the practices of investors who purchased 1-3 family residential real estate in Cuyahoga County, Ohio from financial institutions that…

W13-3: The approximately $300 billion a year private home remodeling and repair market comprises most of the investment for maintaining and improving the nation’s…

The relationship between neighborhood physical environment and social disorder, particularly crime, is of critical interest to urban economists and sociologists, as well as…

W03-1: The growing number of frail seniors in the U.S. has prompted considerable concern over the provision of long-term care. Seniors are living longer and staying…

W06-3: Local governments frequently restrict multifamily housing by limiting the districts where it is allowed, creating procedural barriers to development, and…