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June 19, 2019

Curbed

Affordable housing for minimum wage workers doesn’t exist

While the federal minimum wage has remained stuck at $7.25 since the aftermath of the financial crisis, rents have risen at a steady clip between 2.5 and 4 percent since 2012.

June 19, 2019

Money Magazine

3 Home Renovations That Will Help You Live Independently as You Get Older

Sixty-five million households in the U.S. are now headed by someone over the age of 50, according to a report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, but only 3.5% of the country’s housing stock incorporates three vital features for aging in place: single-floor living, no-step entries, and extra-wide halls and doors, the report says.

June 19, 2019

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Living in a motel isn’t glamorous; it’s a sign that things must change

Across the country, budget motels serve as semipermanent residences for thousands of families too poor or too financially unstable to afford regular rental units or get a decent apartment because there is so little affordable housing stock in the United States.

June 15, 2019

Fox Business

Older Americans spending big on home improvements - here's why

One decade after the financial recession, new home construction has remained relatively sluggish -- meaning that American homes are getting older, and as a result, homeowners are funneling more money into remodeling.

June 14, 2019

Los Angeles Times

California cities lead the U.S. in inflation. Housing costs are a big reason why

Across California, more than 1.7 million households spent more than half their income on rent and utilities in 2017.

June 14, 2019

HousingWire

Older homeowners are spending big on home improvements

Home improvement spending continues to trend upward; the home improvement sector can thank the Baby Boomers for that.

June 12, 2019

CityLab

How Should We Define the Suburbs?

Based on census boundaries, ways of life, and physical characteristics, respectively, three new definitions offer a composite portrait of American suburbia.

June 11, 2019

CNBC

Harvard study: Remodeling spending to slow

CNBC's "Power Lunch" team breaks down the remodeling forecast with Kermit Baker, director of the Center's Remodeling Futures Program and chief economist at the American Institute of Architects.