The combined increases in home prices and mortgage interest rates over the past year have made buying the typical home much more expensive across the country, as reported in…
For over 30 years, our Center has published its annual State of the Nation’s Housing report, which provides a comprehensive review of trends and drivers of housing market…
On June 8, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), issued their first ever Equitable Housing Finance (EHF) plans. (Read the Freddie Mac…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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June 22, 2022
After a record-shattering year in 2021, the housing market is at an inflection point. Higher interest rates have taken some heat out of the homebuying market, and the large…
After a record-shattering year in 2021, the housing market is at an inflection point. Higher interest rates have taken some heat out of the homebuying market, and the large…
On April 11, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the largest of the industry associations in housing finance, issued the results of its Annual Mortgage Bankers…
Gopal Ahluwalia, Kermit Baker, Kent Colton
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April 19, 2022
The 100 largest home builders in the US now account for about half of all new single-family home sales, up from just over a third two decades ago. However, according to “…
Gopal Ahluwalia, Kermit Baker, Kent Colton
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April 19, 2022
Although still fragmented, the homebuilding industry has undergone changes in recent years that have increased the share of production by larger builders. The top 100…
The four government mortgage agencies—Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (known as the two government-sponsored enterprises, or GSEs), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and…
Rents across the US rose at an unprecedented pace in the second half of 2021, according to our new America’s Rental Housing 2022 report. As rental markets tightened and…
