Newly-Proposed Changes to the GSE Capital Rule Will Eliminate Harmful Distortions Tuesday, September 21, 2021 On September 15, the FHFA issued a formal proposal to amend the regulatory minimum capital requirement that applies to the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae... By DON LAYTON
Affordability Pandemic Highlights Disparities in High-Speed Internet Service Wednesday, September 8, 2021 One year before the pandemic began, almost one-fifth of households in the United States did not have... By RIORDAN FROST
Housing Markets & Conditions The GSE Stress Test Results: Good News but Troubling Decisions Tuesday, August 31, 2021 On August 13th the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator of the two government... By DON LAYTON
Rental Housing How Has the Pandemic Affected Landlords? Wednesday, August 25, 2021 As has been well documented, the financial consequences of the COVID-19 crisis have been severe... By ELIJAH DE LA CAMPA, VINCENT J. REINA
Homeownership Learning from the History of the Homeownership Rate Thursday, August 19, 2021 Among the thousands of statistics that the government produces to describe the country’s economic... By DON LAYTON
Remodeling As the Remodeling Industry Has Expanded, So Has Contractor Specialization and Scale Tuesday, August 10, 2021 The amount spent by homeowners on improvements to their homes—remodels, replacements, additions... By KERMIT BAKER
Neighborhood Change Addressing Climate Change and Equity Concerns in Denver Tuesday, August 3, 2021 In November 2020, residents of Denver, Colorado voted to increase the local sales tax by 0.25... By RANI MURALI, EMILY KENT
Remodeling Five Optimistic Thoughts on the Future of Remodeling Research Thursday, July 29, 2021 As the new Director of the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies, I... By CARLOS MARTÍN
Affordability Interactive Map Shows Geographic Variation in Pandemic Financial Pressures Wednesday, July 28, 2021 One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, 43 percent of all households reported they had lost employment... By SOPHIA WEDEEN
Housing Markets & Conditions Five Major Findings in the 2021 State of the Nation’s Housing Report Thursday, July 22, 2021 Our annual State of the Nation’s Housing report aims to encapsulate a year’s worth of trends and... By DANIEL MCCUE
