Identifying Decarbonization Strategies for Older Homes Tuesday, September 27, 2022 While energy consumption in new homes is decreasing thanks to stricter building codes, there is a dearth of performance standards for retrofits to older residences and those that do exist rarely... By ALLISON HYATT
Affordability This Year, Half as Many Metro Areas Are Affordable to Low-Income Homebuyers as Last Year Thursday, October 14, 2021 Surging home prices have made it even more difficult for millions of renters to become homeowners... By RAHEEM HANIFA
Aging Is There a Relationship Between Regional Unemployment Rates and Older Adult Housing Stability? Tuesday, October 12, 2021 Though recessions are known to impact the health of older adults and the housing stability of... By SAMARA SCHECKLER
Housing Markets & Conditions What Do Runaway Home Prices Mean for the US? Wednesday, October 6, 2021 On September 28, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae... By DON LAYTON
Homeownership Single-family Zoning: Can History be Reversed? Tuesday, October 5, 2021 Single-family zoning has a target on its back. Long condemned for creating suburban sprawl and... By ALEXANDER VON HOFFMAN
Rental Housing Findings and Lessons from Two National Surveys of Landlords Wednesday, September 29, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in profound economic hardship for the nation’s renters; the most... By ELIZABETH KNEEBONE, CHRIS HERBERT
Housing Markets & Conditions Newly-Proposed Changes to the GSE Capital Rule Will Eliminate Harmful Distortions Tuesday, September 21, 2021 On September 15, the FHFA issued a formal proposal to amend the regulatory minimum capital... By DON LAYTON
Affordability Pandemic Highlights Disparities in High-Speed Internet Service Wednesday, September 8, 2021 One year before the pandemic began, almost one-fifth of households in the United States did not have... By RIORDAN FROST
Housing Markets & Conditions The GSE Stress Test Results: Good News but Troubling Decisions Tuesday, August 31, 2021 On August 13th the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator of the two government... By DON LAYTON
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
