Advanced Age Can Increase Risk of Housing Insecurity and Homelessness Monday, May 6, 2024 With a growing number of older adults experiencing homelessness across the US, we interviewed housing, aging, and homelessness service providers in Boston to examine factors unique to older adults. In... By SAMARA SCHECKLER
Demographics & Projections Moving During the Pandemic: Mass Exodus or Mass Inertia? Tuesday, March 14, 2023 Despite an early surge in moves when the COVID-19 pandemic began, a shrinking share of Americans... By RIORDAN FROST
Remodeling How Do We Encourage Greater Flood Insurance in America? Friday, March 10, 2023 The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has faced numerous hurdles since its creation in 1968... By CARLOS MARTÍN
Rental Housing Rental Markets One Year After Our America’s Rental Housing Report Thursday, March 9, 2023 Last year when we released America’s Rental Housing 2022 , the rental market was rebounding rapidly... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
Housing Markets & Conditions How Is Digitalization Transforming How People Find and Finance Housing? Wednesday, March 1, 2023 As the rise of companies like Zillow and Rocket Mortgage illustrate, big data and data analytics... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Affordability The State of US Housing: A Roller Coaster Ride Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Last week I was invited to testify by the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in... By CHRIS HERBERT
Homeownership In Nearly Every State, People of Color Are Less Likely to Own Homes Compared to White Households Wednesday, February 8, 2023 In every state across the US, Black, Hispanic, and Native American households have lower... By ALEXANDER HERMANN
Rental Housing Number of Renters Burdened by Housing Costs Reached a Record High in 2021 Wednesday, February 1, 2023 In 2021, the first full year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a record number of renters were cost-burdened... By PEYTON WHITNEY
Affordability Harnessing the IIJA’s Weatherization Assistance Program to Leave No Household in the Cold Tuesday, January 31, 2023 The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of November 2021 included a $3.5 billion one-time... By CARLOS MARTÍN
Rental Housing Renter Financial Distress Has Been Concentrated in High-Poverty Neighborhoods and Communities of Color Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Renter households have been disproportionately harmed by the financial fallout of the COVID-19... By ALEXANDER HERMANN