Harnessing the Potential of Manufactured Housing to Expand Entry-Level Homeownership Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Last year, James Shen, Chris Herbert and I co-authored a paper that showed that manufactured housing offers significantly reduced construction costs compared to conventional site-built homes. As home... By CHADWICK REED
Housing Markets & Conditions Far From Static, Rural Home Prices are Dynamic and Growing in Most of the Country Monday, October 16, 2017 While many believe that home prices in rural areas are largely stagnant, this is not the case... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Housing Markets & Conditions The Negative (and Positive) Spillovers of Concentrated Foreclosure Activity in New York City Monday, October 2, 2017 Foreclosures have negative effects not only for the people who lose their homes, but also for the... By KRISTIN PERKINS
Housing Markets & Conditions Rebuilding Housing in Harvey’s Aftermath: Two Lessons from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Wednesday, September 6, 2017 As floodwaters finally subside in Houston, and as Florida residents prepare for Irma, residents... By JONATHAN SPADER
Housing Markets & Conditions Pay for Success: Opportunities and Challenges in Housing and Economic Development Friday, August 11, 2017 Pay for Success (PFS) initiatives have received widespread attention in the United States over the... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Housing Markets & Conditions We’re Finally Building More Small Homes, but Construction Remains at Historically Low Levels Monday, July 24, 2017 Census data released last month show that after years of stagnation, construction of smaller homes... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Affordability The Effect of Debt on Default and Consumption: Evidence from Housing Policy During the Great Recession Monday, July 17, 2017 What is the effect of mortgage debt reductions that reduce payments in the long-term but not in the... By PETER GANONG, PASCAL NOEL
Affordability Are Home Prices Really Above Their Pre-Recession Peak? Thursday, July 6, 2017 In 2016, national home prices not only rose for the fifth year in a row, they finally surpassed... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Housing Markets & Conditions Wait… What? Ten Surprising Findings from the 2017 State of the Nation’s Housing Report Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Every year, when we release our State of the Nation’s Housing report, we’re asked some variation of... By DANIEL MCCUE
Housing Markets & Conditions Growing Demand and Tight Supply are Lifting Home Prices and Rents, Fueling Concerns about Housing Affordability Friday, June 16, 2017 A decade after the onset of the Great Recession, the national housing market has, by many measures... By KERRY DONAHUE