This research brief describes the direct and indirect energy cost burdens that renters face, and the disproportionate share of both total housing outlays and household income…
W13-7: What is the incidence of housing vouchers? In a frictionless, price-taking equilibrium, increased generosity of a narrowly-targeted subsidy causes increases in…
HBTL-03: ost discussions about expanding access to homeownership take as a given that we know exactly what homeownership is. The questions then usually fall into a…
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July 11, 2011
Despite record-high vacancy rates and falling rents in some areas, the Great Recession did little to halt the long-term erosion of rental housing affordability. Indeed,…
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June 6, 2011
With employment growth strengthening, consumer spending up, and rental markets tightening, some of the ingredients for a housing recovery were taking shape in early 2011. Yet…
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April 26, 2011
The troubled homeowner market, along with demographic shifts, has highlighted the vital role that the rental sector plays in providing affordable homes on flexible terms. But…
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November 1, 2010
LIHTC: Looking beyond any lingering problems in investment demand for tax credits left over from the broader financial crisis, there are a number of longer-term…
After many years of rapid expansion, national expenditures for home improvements and maintenance and repairs topped $325 billion in 2007 according to the Joint Center for…
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July 14, 2010
Even as the worst housing market correction in more than 60 years appeared to turn a corner in 2009, the fallout from sharply lower home prices and high unemployment…
