Designing a Nationwide Downpayment Assistance Program: Lessons from Five International Case Studies Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Downpayment assistance has, of late, received an increasing amount of attention among US policymakers. President Biden proposed a nationwide downpayment tax credit during his 2020 presidential... By BENJAMIN WARD
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
Housing Markets & Conditions Common-Sense GSE Reform Recommendations for the Biden Administration Thursday, November 12, 2020 What should we do with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises? The GSE... By DON LAYTON
Aging New Report Finds Most Older Adults Do Not Reside in Livable Communities Friday, October 30, 2020 A rapidly aging population has helped spur recognition of the importance of creating livable and age... By JENNIFER MOLINSKY
Housing Markets & Conditions Will the GSEs Be Attractive Enough to Equity Investors for a Successful Recapitalization? Wednesday, October 28, 2020 The two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have just entered into... By DON LAYTON
Neighborhood Change COVID-19 and the Changing Role of Boston’s Community Development Corporations Monday, October 26, 2020 Correction Note: A previous version of this blog did not list the author. In response to the ongoing... By EMILY KLEIN
