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
Remodeling Specialty Replacement Remodelers Likely to See More Consistent Business Performance During Market Downturn Tuesday, July 28, 2020 As the residential remodeling industry is once again mired in a slump , we expect many home... By ABBE WILL
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
Remodeling Pandemic Leaves Many Remodelers Concerned About Revenue and Survivorship Tuesday, July 21, 2020 Most residential remodeling firms experienced reduced business activity during the first three... By SOPHIA WEDEEN
Remodeling Pandemic to Weigh on Home Remodeling Spending Through Mid-Year 2021 Thursday, July 16, 2020 Expenditures for improvements and repairs to owner-occupied homes are expected to slow by the middle... By ABBE WILL
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
Aging As Economy Reopens, Guidance Must Consider Older Adults’ Living Situations Monday, June 22, 2020 Rates of severe illness and mortality from COVID-19 have been highest among older people . As the... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY
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
