Damaged vehicles are a common sight in the wake of increasingly frequent weather and climate disasters. One recent estimate suggests that up to 138,000 vehicles were damaged…
Our latest report, Improving America’s Housing 2025, finds significant disparities in remodeling spending. What owners spend on both professional and DIY home improvement…
Vehicles are the most commonly-owned nonfinancial asset in the United States (US) and represent a relatively high share of net worth for low-wealth households. Despite rising…
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…
Insurance has grabbed headlines lately for good reason. As home prices remain elevated at historically high levels, rising insurance premiums are also contributing to the…
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…
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…