Revisions to the GSE Treasury Support Agreement: Some Substance, Some Political Optics, and Treasury Gains Power Friday, January 22, 2021 Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae provide the financing for almost half of all the residential mortgages in America. When they came under severe distress in the financial crisis of 2008, they were placed by... By DON LAYTON
Rental Housing The Rent Eats First: Most Renters Can’t Afford a Comfortable Standard of Living Wednesday, January 13, 2021 The rental housing affordability crisis that existed even before COVID-19 has left millions of... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Rental Housing Black and Hispanic Renters Face Greatest Threat of Eviction in Pandemic Monday, January 11, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession have worsened existing disparities in housing... By SOPHIA WEDEEN
COVID COVID-19 Rent Shortfalls in Small Buildings Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Renters living in single-family homes and smaller multifamily buildings, along with the owners of... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI, ALEXANDER HERMANN
Rental Housing Nearly a Quarter of Major Metros Are Precariously Positioned for COVID-19 Job Losses Monday, May 18, 2020 While the COVID-19 pandemic is having substantial economic effects on renters throughout the United... By SOPHIA WEDEEN
Rental Housing The Continuing Decline of Low-Cost Rentals Monday, May 11, 2020 The growth in high-income renters, the nation’s limited housing supply, and the tendency for new... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Rental Housing How Much Assistance Would It Take to Help Renters Affected by COVID-19? Tuesday, April 28, 2020 A record 26.2 million people have filed unemployment claims in just five weeks as the economic... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Rental Housing Rental Market Likely Headed for a Slowdown Tuesday, April 14, 2020 While it is too early to know how COVID-19 will affect rental markets, early signs suggest another... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Rental Housing Digging Deeper into the Story: The Widespread Implications of the Growth in High Income Renters on Low- and Middle-Income Renter Households Wednesday, March 4, 2020 One of the major stories highlighted in our new America’s Rental Housing report is the growth in... By DANIEL MCCUE
Rental Housing 10 Surprising Facts from America’s Rental Housing 2020 Tuesday, February 18, 2020 A few weeks after our research team has started digging into the data for a new report, we get... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
