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
Demographics & Projections Why is Moving to a New Home Worse for African-American and Hispanic Children than for White Children? Monday, July 31, 2017 Compared to children who do not move to a new home, children who move are more likely to do worse in... By KRISTIN PERKINS
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
Homeownership When Do Renters Behave Like Homeowners? High Rent, Price Anxiety, and NIMBYism Tuesday, February 7, 2017 In theory, renters and homeowners disagree about proposals to build new housing in their communities... By MICHAEL HANKINSON
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 Homeownership Rates for Children of Immigrants—Age Matters Friday, January 6, 2017 Analyses of data used in a recent Census Bureau report show that homeownership rates for younger... By GEORGE MASNICK
Demographics & Projections Three Scenarios for the Future of Homeownership Rates Monday, December 12, 2016 Following the rise and fall in the homeownership rate over the past two decades, considerable... By JONATHAN SPADER
Demographics & Projections Have Recent Demographic Trends Contributed to the Rise and Fall of the Homeownership Rate? Thursday, December 1, 2016 What has caused the ongoing, decade-long decline in homeownership in the United States? And which... By JONATHAN SPADER
Homeownership Can Homebuyer Counseling Support Sustainable Homeownership? Tuesday, October 25, 2016 HUD recently released a progress report —including a few early findings—from what could be a ground... By JONATHAN SPADER
Homeownership How Much of the Homeownership Rate Decline from 2005-2015 is Due to Foreclosures? Thursday, May 26, 2016 The U.S. homeownership rate declined to 63.5 percent in the first quarter of 2016, a drop of 0.3... By JONATHAN SPADER