Our 2023 Summer Fellows Will Tackle a Range of Housing-Related Projects and Problems Wednesday, May 31, 2023 With support from our Center, 13 students from the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) and the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) will spend the summer researching and working on a host of issues... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Remodeling Despite a Pandemic Remodeling Boom, Aging US Homes Require Additional Investment Thursday, March 23, 2023 The pandemic focused attention on our homes as never before, lifting the US remodeling market to an... By CARLOS MARTÍN
Rental Housing Renter Financial Distress Has Been Concentrated in High-Poverty Neighborhoods and Communities of Color Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Renter households have been disproportionately harmed by the financial fallout of the COVID-19... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Remodeling Slight Gains in 2023 Outlook for Residential Remodeling Thursday, January 19, 2023 After several years of double-digit gains, expenditures for improvements and repairs to the owner... By ABBE WILL
Aging Lessons from the Pandemic to Advance Housing and Health Equity for America’s Older Adults Thursday, October 6, 2022 During the COVID-19 pandemic, many older adults faced social isolation and disruptions in access to... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Affordability Affordability Gaps Widened for Renters in the First Year of the Pandemic Wednesday, July 20, 2022 In 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a large and growing share of renters were cost... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI, ALEXANDER HERMANN
Affordability Did Housing Affordability Worsen During the First Year of the Pandemic? Wednesday, June 29, 2022 For the first time in a decade, housing cost burdens worsened significantly during the first year of... By ALEXANDER HERMANN, WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Rental Housing Short-Term Benefits of Emergency Rental Assistance Extend Beyond Housing Tuesday, June 14, 2022 Since it was enacted at the end of 2020, the federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program has... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Rental Housing Emergency Rental Assistance Has Helped Stabilize Struggling Renters Wednesday, April 6, 2022 More than one in every ten renter households across the country has applied for federally funded... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Rental Housing New Survey Finds Many Renters Are Concerned about the Impact of Home on Health Thursday, March 31, 2022 Fully 43 percent of renter households worry about their home negatively affecting their or another... By ABBE WILL
