Designing a Nationwide Downpayment Assistance Program: Lessons from Five International Case Studies Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Downpayment assistance has, of late, received an increasing amount of attention among US policymakers. President Biden proposed a nationwide downpayment tax credit during his 2020 presidential... By BENJAMIN WARD
Rental Housing How Has the Pandemic Affected Landlords? Wednesday, August 25, 2021 As has been well documented, the financial consequences of the COVID-19 crisis have been severe... By ELIJAH DE LA CAMPA, VINCENT J. REINA
Homeownership Learning from the History of the Homeownership Rate Thursday, August 19, 2021 Among the thousands of statistics that the government produces to describe the country’s economic... By DON LAYTON
Remodeling As the Remodeling Industry Has Expanded, So Has Contractor Specialization and Scale Tuesday, August 10, 2021 The amount spent by homeowners on improvements to their homes—remodels, replacements, additions... By KERMIT BAKER
Neighborhood Change Addressing Climate Change and Equity Concerns in Denver Tuesday, August 3, 2021 In November 2020, residents of Denver, Colorado voted to increase the local sales tax by 0.25... By RANI MURALI, EMILY KENT
Remodeling Five Optimistic Thoughts on the Future of Remodeling Research Thursday, July 29, 2021 As the new Director of the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies, I... By CARLOS MARTÍN
Affordability Interactive Map Shows Geographic Variation in Pandemic Financial Pressures Wednesday, July 28, 2021 One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, 43 percent of all households reported they had lost employment... By SOPHIA WEDEEN
Housing Markets & Conditions Five Major Findings in the 2021 State of the Nation’s Housing Report Thursday, July 22, 2021 Our annual State of the Nation’s Housing report aims to encapsulate a year’s worth of trends and... By DANIEL MCCUE
Remodeling Five Insights from 25 Years of Remodeling Research Wednesday, July 21, 2021 I recently retired as Director of the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing... By KERMIT BAKER
Remodeling Further Strengthening Expected for Home Remodeling Thursday, July 15, 2021 Annual gains in homeowner improvement and maintenance spending are set to accelerate in the second... By ABBE WILL
