There were temporary shifts in residential mobility during the pandemic, including an increase in moves in early 2020, heightened homeowner moves through 2021, and an…
There were important changes in residential household mobility during the pandemic, some of which proved temporary while others persisted into the post-pandemic period. In a…
Alexander Hermann, Nora Cahill
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February 10, 2025
An overlooked group in discussions of rental affordability are households who occupy a unit without payment of rent. Non-cash renters fall into one of three broad categories…
Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, Alexander Hermann, Sophia Wedeen
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December 16, 2024
The number of cost-burdened renter households has reached a new record high, further deepening the affordability challenge that accelerated during the pandemic. Across all…
Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, Alexander Hermann, Daniel McCue, Samara Scheckler
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December 12, 2024
As the US population grows more diverse, it is increasingly important to capture how different racial/ethnic groups fare in the housing market. But the standard way of…
Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, Alexander Hermann, Daniel McCue, Samara Scheckler
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December 12, 2024
Demographic research frequently categorizes households by race and ethnicity using the characteristics of a single person rather than considering all household members. In…
Peyton Whitney, Alexander Hermann, Whitney Airgood-Obrycki
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December 3, 2024
Housing affordability worsened again last year, as a record number of US households were cost burdened. According to our tabulations of the newly released 2023 American…
The recent surge in immigration has sparked a policy conversation about the role of immigrants in the housing market, particularly when it comes to housing costs. This has…
Alexander Hermann, Daniel McCue, Peyton Whitney
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October 15, 2024
The American Community Survey (ACS) is one of the most important resources for housing researchers in the country, providing a wealth of information on housing and households…
Alexander Hermann, Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, Nora Cahill, Peyton Whitney
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September 10, 2024
As programs that address the housing needs of middle-income renters become increasingly common in an environment of limited resources, it is crucial to understand the…