Boston Indicators, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Utile
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October 9, 2024
There is a growing recognition that zoning reform alone won’t solve the housing crisis. It can certainly create an onramp for more, and better, housing construction but it’s…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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November 19, 2020
This year, the COVID-19 pandemic, a powerful movement for racial justice, and the devastating impacts of climate change have combined to bring the nation’s longstanding…
The city of Houston could better protect and aid the approximately 18,000 people who live in the city’s repeated flood prone areas if it created an integrated home buyout…
Houston, Texas, America’s most diverse and fourth-largest city, is the most flooded city in the United States. Houston’s geography and urban planning make flooding and water…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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January 31, 2020
Despite slowing demand and the continued strength of new construction, rental markets in the US remain extremely tight. Vacancy rates are at decades-long lows, pushing up…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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June 25, 2019
Although household growth is returning to a more normal pace, this year's State of the Nation's Housing report shows that housing production still falls short of what is…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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November 14, 2018
More than half of the nation's households are now headed by someone at least 50 years of age. These 65 million older households are highly diverse and require different types…