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…
James Hammitt, Eric Belsky, Jonathan Levy, John Graham
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March 1, 1999
W99-1: Residential building codes intended to promote health and safety may produce unintended countervailing risks by adding to the cost of construction. Higher…
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…
Shawn Cole, John Thompson, Peter Tufano
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February 1, 2008
UCC08-3: In this paper, we analyze the spending decisions of over 1.5 million Americans who vary in their degree of revealed credit constraints. Specifically, we analyze…
W06-6: In 1994, the U.S. White House convened various stakeholders to establish a set of “National Construction Goals” recognizing that the residential building industry…
Frederick Abernathy, John Dunlop, David Weil, William Apgar, Kermit Baker, Rachel Roth
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February 28, 2004
W04-3: The past several years have seen dramatic changes in the distribution of residential building products, particularly as it relates to dealers serving homebuilders…
