Our latest report, Improving America’s Housing 2025, finds significant disparities in remodeling spending. What owners spend on both professional and DIY home improvement…
Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, Magda Maaoui, Sophia Wedeen
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February 13, 2025
Restrictive zoning and NIMBY attitudes have left nearly a third of neighborhoods across the United States with few options for renters. The concentration of rental housing in…
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…
There is widespread agreement that an insufficient supply of new homes has contributed to our housing affordability challenges in recent years. This recognition has led to…
In March of 2024, Senators Fetterman (D-PA) and Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2024 to establish a nationwide pilot program to assist eligible…
Carlos Martín, Alan Mallach, Todd Swanstrom, Austin Harrison, Sophia Wedeen
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August 27, 2024
The deterioration and loss of America’s housing is a threat to the health, safety, security, and financial well-being of millions of low-income residents. Researchers link…
Lower-income renters continued to face extraordinary financial hardships in the first half of 2024, as the competing costs of food, energy, and housing made it nearly…
Homes are fundamentally physical objects. Their design matters critically for how well they meet the needs of residents, how they enable or deter connections with neighbors,…
Homeowners and renters across the US are struggling with high housing costs, according to our new State of the Nation’s Housing 2024 report being released in a…
Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, Magda Maaoui, Sophia Wedeen
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June 17, 2024
Restrictive zoning and NIMBY attitudes have left nearly a third of neighborhoods across the country with few options for renters. The concentration of rental housing in some…