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
Demographics & Projections New Population Data from U.S. Census Reveals Increasing Migration to Sunnier Regions Thursday, March 31, 2016 Last week, the U.S Census Bureau released new population estimates and its analysis of components of... By SONALI MATHUR
Remodeling Home Conversions – and Reconversions – Expected to Generate More Remodeling Activity Thursday, March 24, 2016 During the housing bust, and continuing into this housing recovery, large numbers of owner-occupied... By KERMIT BAKER
Demographics & Projections Millennial Housing Issues in Perspective: Visualizing Cohort Trends in Population Size, Household Numbers, Ownership and Renting Friday, March 18, 2016 Today’s 41 million young adults age 25-34 have been slow to move into independent household... By GEORGE MASNICK
Affordability Affordable Rental Housing Development in the For-Profit Sector: A Case Study of McCormack Baron Salazar Thursday, March 10, 2016 Despite the private for-profit sector’s importance in affordable housing development, there has been... By RACHEL G. BRATT
Affordability Evicted: Confronting Some Uncomfortable Truths Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Matthew Desmond’s new book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City is just being released... By CHRIS HERBERT
Affordability HUD Funding in the Presidential Budget Prioritizes Economic Mobility and Rental Assistance Thursday, February 25, 2016 Several weeks ago, President Obama released his final budget proposal to Congress. In it, the... By IRENE LEW
Homeownership Update on Homeownership Wealth Trajectories Through the Housing Boom and Bust Thursday, February 18, 2016 The housing crisis and ensuing Great Recession of the late 2000s resulted in millions of homeowners... By DANIEL MCCUE
Remodeling Five-Year Failure Rates for Remodeling Contractors Exceeded 50% During Downturn Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Newly available data from the U.S Census Bureau confirms that the severe drop in home improvement... By ABBE WILL
Aging The Future of Renting Among Older Adults Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Since 2005, the number of renter households aged 50 and over has increased dramatically, jumping... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY