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
Remodeling Strong Remodeling Spending to Slow Pace Heading Into 2015 Thursday, July 24, 2014 Growth in home improvement activity is expected to peak during the second half of 2014 and then... By ABBE WILL
Housing Markets & Conditions Healthy Housing Today: A View from the National Healthy Homes Conference Tuesday, July 22, 2014 This Spring, I attended the National Healthy Homes Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The three-day... By MARIEL WOLFSON
Affordability Interactive Map: Where Can Renters Afford to Own? Thursday, July 17, 2014 Homebuyer affordability remains near an all-time high, so where are all the first-time homebuyers... By ROCIO SANCHEZ-MOYANO
Affordability Rental Supply is Catching up with Strong Demand, but not for Affordable Units Friday, July 11, 2014 The Joint Center’s new State of the Nation’s Housing report summarizes ongoing and emerging trends... By ELIZABETH LA JEUNESSE
Demographics & Projections What Will Stop the Slide in Homeownership Rates? Keep Your Eye on Incomes. Wednesday, July 2, 2014 As highlighted in our new State of the Nation’s Housing report, the national homeownership rate... By CHRIS HERBERT
Demographics & Projections Millennials the Key to a Stronger Housing Recovery Thursday, June 26, 2014 The U.S. housing recovery should regain its footing, but also faces a number of challenges... By KERRY DONAHUE
Homeownership What Drives the Decision to Rent vs.Own? Wednesday, June 11, 2014 What drives someone’s decision about whether to own or rent their home? Economists tend to focus on... By RACHEL BOGARDUS DREW
Affordability New Survey Finds Housing Affordability Challenges are Far Too Common Friday, June 6, 2014 Earlier this week, the MacArthur Foundation released its second annual nationwide survey, How... By CHRIS HERBERT
Affordability America’s Housing Assistance Lottery (Urban Institute) Thursday, May 29, 2014 The JCHS research team is busy these days, putting the finishing touches on the 2014 State of the... By KERRY DONAHUE
