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June 27, 2019

The Wall Street Journal

Trump Administration to Take on Local Housing Barriers

The Trump administration will explore using federal programs to push local governments to soften or eliminate rules that block housing construction. Mr. Carson has made easing barriers for the private sector to build housing the signature issue of his tenure as HUD secretary.

June 26, 2019

US News & World Report

Weak Housing Production Is Driving Up Prices

The State of the Nation's Housing, released Tuesday, shows "persistently weak" production of new houses and apartments is barely meeting demand, driving up prices beyond the reach of many Americans.

June 26, 2019

Fast Company

America’s housing crisis, summed up in 3 charts

Rents are rising. Land prices are rising. Homelessness is rising. What isn’t rising? The amount of affordable housing available in the United States and, perhaps more importantly, average income is falling for some households.

June 26, 2019

NPR

Working Class Americans Are Finding It Increasingly Difficult To Afford Housing

The economy right now is strong, but wages aren't keeping pace. That means more middle-class families across the nation are struggling to find homes at rents they can afford.

June 25, 2019

Marketwatch

America’s housing market is a mirror of us: Competitive, unequal, and often just getting by

The American housing market mirrors our society, the decisions we make, and the problems they leave us with, according to the State of the Nation's Housing report, out today.

June 25, 2019

CNN

The rent is still too damn high and 2020 candidates finally want to do something about it

For most of recent American history, presidential campaigns have largely overlooked the question of housing, but in the 2020 campaign the Democratic presidential field is littered with proposals to ease the affordability crunch plaguing America's most prosperous cities.

June 25, 2019

Marketplace

Will the housing shortage ever end?

The Marketplace Morning Report with the big takeaway from the State of the Nation's Housing 2019 – the US is not building enough new housing.

June 25, 2019

Curbed

Harvard report shows strong housing market, but low-income renters struggle

The 2019 edition of Harvard’s State of the Nation's Housing Report, released today, suggests a number of trends both positive and negative continue to create a country of housing haves and have-nots.

June 20, 2019

Boston.com

Here’s what homeowners are spending on kitchens, baths, decks, and more

Wondering how much home equity you’d need to remodel your kitchen, or how much to budget for a new bathroom if you make an offer on that fixer-upper? New home improvement spending data compiled by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies can provide some real-world numbers to get you in the right neighborhood.

June 20, 2019

The Washington Post

Kitchen remodels are a big (and expensive) undertaking. Make sure you pick the right approach for you.

Spurred by swelling property values, owners remaining longer in their homes and a sluggish new-construction sector, the remodeling industry has boomed since the Great Recession, more than doubling to a record $425 billion in 2017, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

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