Rebuilding the Construction Trades Workforce Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Since the mid-2000s, the construction industry in the United States has faced a significant shortage of skilled labor. During the Great Recession, the industry lost nearly 1 million workers and has... By SOPHIE HUANG
Remodeling Red Hot Remodeling Growth Expected to Ease into 2023 Thursday, April 21, 2022 Expenditures for improvements and repairs to the owner-occupied housing stock are expected to grow... By ABBE WILL
Housing Markets & Conditions Concentration in Homebuilding Driven by a Few Large Builders Tuesday, April 19, 2022 The 100 largest home builders in the US now account for about half of all new single-family home... By GOPAL AHLUWALIA, KERMIT BAKER, KENT COLTON
Rental Housing Emergency Rental Assistance Has Helped Stabilize Struggling Renters Wednesday, April 6, 2022 More than one in every ten renter households across the country has applied for federally funded... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Rental Housing New Survey Finds Many Renters Are Concerned about the Impact of Home on Health Thursday, March 31, 2022 Fully 43 percent of renter households worry about their home negatively affecting their or another... By ABBE WILL
Housing Markets & Conditions A Modest Suggestion: The Four Government Mortgage Agencies Should Produce a Unified Report on Mission Activities Monday, March 28, 2022 The four government mortgage agencies —Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (known as the two government... By DON LAYTON
Rental Housing Millions of Renters Fall Short of a Comfortable Standard of Living Tuesday, March 22, 2022 Pandemic-related income losses, rising housing costs, and inflation in the cost of basic necessities... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Rental Housing The Threat of Environmental Hazards to the Rental Stock Wednesday, March 9, 2022 About 40 percent of the nation’s occupied rental stock, representing 17.6 million units, are located... By SOPHIA WEDEEN
Aging Does the House Fit? Residents’ Experiences of Home Accessibility Monday, March 7, 2022 Health and lifestyles changes associated with advanced age make the home environment increasingly... By SAMARA SCHECKLER
Aging Housing an Aging Society: Five Priorities as We Launch a New Program Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Recognizing the need for housing solutions to support the growing number of older adults in the US... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY