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 step into the formidable shoes of Kermit Baker—a scholar who has contributed to our understanding about... By CARLOS MARTÍN
Miscellaneous What We’ve Read, Watched, or Listened To in 2020 Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Once again this year, we asked our staff to recommend books, programs, and podcasts they found... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Aging Ten Insights About Older Households from the 2020 State of the Nation’s Housing Report Thursday, December 17, 2020 The changing nature of older adult households and the challenges they face are both highlighted in... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Affordability Homelessness Was on the Rise, Even before the Pandemic Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, homelessness was increasing across the country. As of... By RIORDAN FROST
Aging The Geography of Livability: Insights from AARP’s Livability Index Tuesday, December 8, 2020 Last month, we released a co-authored report with the AARP Public Policy Institute examining the... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI, JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Aging Service Coordinators Helped Older Adults Who Live in Publicly Funded Housing Respond to COVID-19 Thursday, December 3, 2020 While the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially difficult for older adults, a new Center report... By SAMARA SCHECKLER
Affordability In Pursuit of New Approaches to Solve the Rental Affordability Crisis in US Cities Tuesday, December 1, 2020 Could fresh, “outside-of-the-box” thinking help address the seemingly intractable problem of rental... By CHRIS HERBERT, JAMES STOCKARD, BEN HECHT
Homeownership Affordability Challenges for Low-Income Homeowners Have Intensified During the Pandemic Tuesday, November 24, 2020 The newly released American Community Survey (ACS) shows a continued decrease in cost burdens in... By RAHEEM HANIFA
Housing Markets & Conditions FHFA’s Final GSE Capital Rule: Little Credibility and a Short Shelf Life Friday, November 20, 2020 The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) received overwhelmingly negative feedback when its GSE... By DON LAYTON
Housing Markets & Conditions Pandemic, Racial Injustice, and Climate Change Exacerbate America's Housing Problems Thursday, November 19, 2020 For most of 2020, the US has been beset by the COVID-19 pandemic, social unrest sparked by racial... By CHRIS HERBERT
