Did Housing Affordability Worsen During the First Year of the Pandemic? Wednesday, June 29, 2022 For the first time in a decade, housing cost burdens worsened significantly during the first year of the pandemic, according to our analysis of new data from the US Census Bureau and reported in The... By ALEXANDER HERMANN, WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Remodeling Home Repair Programs Serve Critical Needs for Low-Income and Vulnerable Homeowners Monday, June 27, 2022 Many lower-income homeowners rely on the assistance of municipal home repair programs for their... By TAYLOR MAYES, CARLOS MARTÍN
Housing Markets & Conditions The First GSE Equitable Housing Finance Plans: Four Major Issues to Watch Friday, June 24, 2022 On June 8, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), issued their... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Record-Breaking Home Prices and Rents Likely to Cool as Interest Rates Climb: New State of the Nation's Housing Report Wednesday, June 22, 2022 After a record-shattering year in 2021, the housing market is at an inflection point. Higher... By CHRIS HERBERT
Remodeling Home Repairs and Updates Pose Considerable Burdens for Lower-Income Homeowners Thursday, June 16, 2022 Lower-income homeowners spend large shares of their incomes on home improvements and maintenance... By SOPHIA WEDEEN
Rental Housing Short-Term Benefits of Emergency Rental Assistance Extend Beyond Housing Tuesday, June 14, 2022 Since it was enacted at the end of 2020, the federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program has... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Miscellaneous Our 2022 Summer Fellows Will Tackle a Range of Housing-Related Projects and Problems Wednesday, May 18, 2022 With support from our Center, 28 graduate students from the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD)... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Housing Markets & Conditions The Policymaking Implications of Record-High Mortgage Origination Profits During the Pandemic Monday, May 2, 2022 On April 11, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the largest of the industry associations in... By DON LAYTON
Demographics & Projections Defining “Use with Caution”: How We’re Navigating New Census Bureau Data Thursday, April 28, 2022 Pandemic disruptions affected the 2020 American Community Survey (ACS) results so significantly that... By DANIEL MCCUE
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
