Ivan Rupnik, Ryan E. Smith, Tyler Schmetterer
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November 22, 2022
For much of the twentieth century, architects, builders, developers, economists, and policymakers have pursued the “dream of the factory-made house”. The hope was that the…
Elizabeth La Jeunesse, Alexander Hermann, Daniel McCue, Jonathan Spader
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September 17, 2019
Housing affordability has been a growing concern across the US over the past three decades. Indeed, between 1990 and 2017, the number of units renting for under $600…
Ann Carpenter, Taz George, Lisa Nelson
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August 29, 2019
Contract for deed home sales, a once-notorious practice that seemingly faded into obscurity in the 1970s, have gained greater attention in the wake of the foreclosure crisis…
Ann Carpenter, Taz George, Lisa Nelson
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August 29, 2019
This paper examines contract for deed activity across six Midwestern states to improve our understanding of this market and the places in which this activity occurs. Using…
Of the more than 77 million homeowners in the US, an estimated 22 million completed at least one home improvement project in 2017, according to our latest Improving America’s…
Smart home technology—widely understood as devices that enable remote control and/or monitoring of household systems—is expected to be a major area of growth for the…
Annual gains in homeowner spending on improvements are expected to moderate across more than half of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas in 2019, according to new…
Americans are increasingly worried about the links between health and everyday environmental exposures in their homes, according to “Healthy Home Remodeling: Consumer Trends…
Consumer concerns over potential health impacts of household products and the built environment are by no means new, yet in recent years interest in this topic has grown…
Annual growth in home improvement spending is expected to be widespread across the country’s largest metropolitan areas in 2018, according to a new model developed by the…