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 What Impact Do Changing Interest Rates Have on Mortgage Demand? Monday, March 27, 2017 Could the post-Great Recession drop in housing demand have been driven in part by an increase in... By STEPHANIE LO
Housing Markets & Conditions Boston Mayor Gives Annual Dunlop Lecture Wednesday, March 22, 2017 In a more two-decade career that began in the construction trades and now brings him into a host of... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Housing Markets & Conditions Urbanization and Growth in India Thursday, March 2, 2017 “Urbanization as a Growth Strategy for India” was the focus of a panel discussion on Saturday... By SONALI MATHUR
Homeownership The Case for Allowing Tenants and Owners to Remain in Their Homes Post-Foreclosure Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Although federal guidelines allow foreclosed homes to be sold with occupants, in a recently... By RACHEL G. BRATT
Demographics & Projections Projection: US Will Add 25 Million Households by 2035 Tuesday, January 3, 2017 The United States will add 13.6 million households between 2015 and 2025 and another 11.5 million... By DANIEL MCCUE
Housing Markets & Conditions Panel Discussions Focus on Housing Policy in the Next Administration Tuesday, December 20, 2016 From tax reform to fair housing, the incoming Trump administration and new Congress are likely to... By SHANNON RIEGER
Housing Markets & Conditions The New Urban Agenda, HABITAT III, and the Celebration of a Multinational Agreement on Cities Thursday, November 17, 2016 A few weeks ago, I was one of the approximately 50,000 people who came to Quito, Ecuador for the... By JESSICA JEAN-FRANCOIS
Housing Markets & Conditions From the Archives: When New York’s Legendary “Power Broker” Spoke at the Joint Center Tuesday, November 15, 2016 Fifty years ago today, Robert Moses , the legendary “power broker” who reshaped New York City in the... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Housing Markets & Conditions Improving Housing and Neighborhoods in Mexico: Lessons from a New Harvard GSD Report Tuesday, November 8, 2016 What kinds of planning and design interventions can help improve housing and urban development... By DAVID LUBEROFF