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W99-5: During the 1990s, U.S. population and employment have grown most quickly at the lower density fringes of metropolitan areas and in certain non-metropolitan…

W99-5: During the 1990s, U.S. population and employment have grown most quickly at the lower density fringes of metropolitan areas and in certain non-metropolitan…

W99-7: This paper provides a step-by-step approach to understanding and estimating the economic benefits of helping lower-income households buy and own their first home…

Housing had another record-setting year in 1998. Home sales reached new peaks, housing starts topped 1.6 million units, and the value of residential construction hit an…

W99-1: Residential building codes intended to promote health and safety may produce unintended countervailing risks by adding to the cost of construction. Higher…

W98-7: Due to the financing mechanisms currently available, homeowners tend to have too much of their portfolios invested in their homes and institutional investors have…

W98-8: Homeownership is still a prime goal for Americans, and a rising homeownership rate is good for our country. Families, especially lower-income families, build up…

W98-2: Although housing reform is generally associated with government programs enacted in the twentieth century, the concept of the slum--a residential environment that…

Now in its eighth year of sustained growth, the U.S. economy has brought unprecedented strength to housing production and sales. Spurred by strong employment growth, low…

As the end of 1997 approaches, sweeping public polity initiatives are joining with long-term demographic, income, and mobility trends to fundamentally alter the state of the…