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
Housing Markets & Conditions Estimating the National Housing Shortfall Monday, January 29, 2024 With home prices and rents hovering near record highs, and for-sale inventories and vacancies stuck... By DANIEL MCCUE, SOPHIE HUANG
Rental Housing Six Takeaways from America’s Rental Housing 2024 Thursday, January 25, 2024 Our new report America’s Rental Housing 2024 examines the state of rental housing in the US... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI, SOPHIA WEDEEN
Homeownership Five Barriers to Greater Use of Manufactured Housing for Entry-Level Homeownership Tuesday, January 23, 2024 The sharp rise in home prices and interest rates over the last few years has pushed homeownership... By CHRIS HERBERT
Affordability Home Price-to-Income Ratio Reaches Record High Monday, January 22, 2024 In 2022, the median sale price for a single-family home in the US was 5.6 times higher than the... By ALEXANDER HERMANN, PEYTON WHITNEY
Affordability More Than 42 Million US Households Were Cost Burdened in 2022 Friday, January 19, 2024 The number of cost-burdened households in the US rose dramatically during the pandemic and in 2022... By PEYTON WHITNEY
Remodeling Downturn in Home Remodeling May Bottom Out in 2024 Thursday, January 18, 2024 Spending for residential improvements and repairs is expected to shrink this year for the first time... By ABBE WILL
Affordability Our Top 10 Blogs of 2023 Friday, December 29, 2023 Investor activity in rental markets, the cost benefits of manufactured housing, the dwindling supply... By KERRY DONAHUE
Miscellaneous What We Read, Watched, and Listened to in 2023 Wednesday, December 27, 2023 As we do each year, we asked our staff to recommend the books, shows, podcasts, and other content... By KERRY DONAHUE
Demographics & Projections Homeowner Mobility Stalls Amid Rising Interest Rates Wednesday, December 13, 2023 Though home prices are high and still rising , high interest rates are discouraging many homeowners... By RIORDAN FROST
