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
Affordability New Survey Finds Housing Affordability Challenges are Far Too Common Friday, June 6, 2014 Earlier this week, the MacArthur Foundation released its second annual nationwide survey, How... By CHRIS HERBERT
Affordability America’s Housing Assistance Lottery (Urban Institute) Thursday, May 29, 2014 The JCHS research team is busy these days, putting the finishing touches on the 2014 State of the... By KERRY DONAHUE
Affordability The U.S. Rental Crisis: HUD Secretary Keynote & A New Tool from the Urban Institute Monday, March 3, 2014 At a recent event in Washington, DC, the Joint Center released its biennial America’s Rental Housing... By KERRY DONAHUE
Affordability Housing Finance and Tax Reform Can Expand Affordable Rental Options Tuesday, February 18, 2014 Today, when more than one in three American households live in rental housing, ongoing erosion in... By WILLIAM APGAR
Affordability Energy Cost Burdens in Rental Housing Thursday, January 23, 2014 The recent Joint Center report, America’s Rental Housing: Evolving Markets and Needs , reiterates... By MICHAEL CARLINER
Affordability American Renters Face Severe Affordability Problems: Live Webcast Monday, December 9 Thursday, December 5, 2013 Affordability problems for American renters have skyrocketed over the past decade, both in number... By KERRY DONAHUE
Affordability Terwilliger: “Feds Should Focus Less on Subsidizing Homeowners; More on Helping Low-Income Renters and Low-Wealth Owners” Tuesday, October 8, 2013 There are few people with more experience in housing than J. Ronald Terwilliger, chairman emeritus... By KERRY DONAHUE
Affordability Boston’s Housing Challenge: Affordability, Availability Monday, September 23, 2013 Housing availability in Boston has been a particular passion for outgoing Mayor Thomas Menino, who... By KERRY DONAHUE
Affordability Housing Recovery Unlikely to Ease Renter Cost Burdens Friday, July 12, 2013 The headlines continue to trumpet good news about the housing market, including falling vacancy... By CHRIS HERBERT
