Piling on top of steep jumps over the past year, both mortgage interest rates and home prices rose again in mid-2023, further eroding affordability for homebuyers and leaving…
Adults 65 and older are the fastest-growing age group of people who experience homelessness, and those 50 and over who are experiencing homelessness often exhibit conditions…
Graduate and undergraduate students from Harvard and other schools are invited to participate in Hack-A-House 2023, a 24-hour live, online, hackathon-style competition where…
Although accessory dwelling units (ADUs) can address a host of housing challenges, zoning and land-use regulations often stymie homeowners who want to build them. Places like…
Graduate students from GSD, HKS, and other schools at Harvard are invited to learn about the Center, which strives to improve equitable access to decent, affordable homes in…
The Center’s State of the Nation’s Housing 2023 report, which was released in June, noted that while US housing markets had cooled, home prices and rents remained near record…
Despite the cooling housing market, inventories of existing homes for sale have barely budged from all-time lows experienced during the pandemic. As a result, homebuyers have…
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was enacted in March 2020, allowed households with federally-backed mortgages to temporarily halt their…
Justin Kollar, Niko McGlashan, Sarah Williams
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September 7, 2023
The use of data in urban development is controversial because of the numerous examples showing its use to reinforce inequality rather than inclusion. From the development of…
Paul Waddell, Arezoo Besharati
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September 7, 2023
Housing affordability was a chronic problem in many cities across North America and across the globe well before the global pandemic triggered an unprecedented surge in rents…
