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
Affordability Homelessness Was on the Rise, Even before the Pandemic Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, homelessness was increasing across the country. As of... By RIORDAN FROST
Affordability In Pursuit of New Approaches to Solve the Rental Affordability Crisis in US Cities Tuesday, December 1, 2020 Could fresh, “outside-of-the-box” thinking help address the seemingly intractable problem of rental... By CHRIS HERBERT, JAMES STOCKARD, BEN HECHT
Affordability Housing as Infrastructure: Can Architects Address Homelessness? Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, homelessness was on the rise in the United States. The Center’s... By CORINNA ANDERSON
Affordability New Strains on Home Utilities During the Pandemic Thursday, July 23, 2020 As people spend more time at home during the quarantines and shutdowns related to the COVID-19... By RIORDAN FROST
Affordability A Triple Pandemic? The Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Disproportionately Affect Black and Hispanic Households Tuesday, July 7, 2020 As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Black and Hispanic households have been more likely to lose... By SHARON CORNELISSEN, ALEXANDER HERMANN
Affordability Using the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey to Assess the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on America’s Households Thursday, July 2, 2020 By the end of May, 44 percent of the nation’s households lost employment income as a result of the... By ALEXANDER HERMANN, SHARON CORNELISSEN
Affordability To Rebuild America’s Post-Pandemic Economy, We Need to Rethink Housing Wednesday, July 1, 2020 The economic pain we are experiencing in the wake of the pandemic calls for unprecedented government... By MICHAEL STEGMAN
Affordability Thoughtful Design Can Create High-Quality Affordable Multifamily Housing Thursday, June 18, 2020 This piece is the final installment in a four-part series on innovations in design and construction... By HANNAH HOYT, JENNY SCHUETZ
Affordability Cash-Strapped During COVID-19 Thursday, June 11, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic began at a time when many Americans were already struggling to make ends meet... By RIORDAN FROST
