Our 2023 Summer Fellows Will Tackle a Range of Housing-Related Projects and Problems Wednesday, May 31, 2023 With support from our Center, 13 students from the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) and the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) will spend the summer researching and working on a host of issues... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Remodeling Housing After Disasters and the Importance of Comprehensive and Equitable Recovery Policies Tuesday, September 6, 2022 Repairs after major disasters are an increasing portion of home improvement activity, but there are... By CARLOS MARTÍN
Rental Housing Record-Breaking Rent Growth in Markets in the South and West Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Rents in more than three-quarters of the nation’s 150 large markets increased rapidly in early 2022... By SOPHIA WEDEEN
Demographics & Projections Domestic Migration Drove State and Local Population Change in 2021 Thursday, August 25, 2022 With national population growth at a record low, domestic migration was the key component of... By RIORDAN FROST
Aging Housing for America’s Older Adults: Four Problems We Must Address Thursday, August 18, 2022 This is a critical moment in which to consider investments in the housing needs of the nation’s... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Homeownership This Year, Half as Many Black Households Can Afford a Home as Last Year Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Surging home prices and rising mortgage rates that have made it harder for all renters to become... By RAHEEM HANIFA
Homeownership Across the Nation, Rising Prices and Increased Interest Rates Limit Access to Homeownership Wednesday, August 10, 2022 The combined increases in home prices and mortgage interest rates over the past year have made... By DANIEL MCCUE
Rental Housing Rental Deserts Perpetuate Socioeconomic and Racial Segregation Thursday, August 4, 2022 Nearly a third of neighborhoods across the country have few options for renters, and these places... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI, SOPHIA WEDEEN
Affordability Affordability Gaps Widened for Renters in the First Year of the Pandemic Wednesday, July 20, 2022 In 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a large and growing share of renters were cost... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI, ALEXANDER HERMANN
Remodeling Remodeling Gains to Slide Lower Through Mid-Year 2023 Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Annual growth in homeowner spending for improvements and repairs is expected to soften during the... By ABBE WILL
