Digitalization is promising to expand opportunities for traditionally disadvantaged individuals and communities in the housing market. Digital platforms, such as Zillow and…
Geoff Boeing, Julia Harten, Rocio Sanchez-Moyano
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March 1, 2023
In recent years, digitalization has reshaped the housing search. Today, online platforms facilitate housing market information exchange and expand the legibility of the…
It is my pleasure to comment on two very interesting papers. While very different in orientation—with the Boeing, Harten and Sanchez-Moyano (2022) paper addressing the search…
Digitalization is transforming the mortgage market at every stage of the value chain. In this paper, we examine the potential for the mortgage industry to leverage…
Dr. Herbert was honored to testify in a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing, "The State of Housing 2023." In his testimony, he highlighted the nation’s…
Carlos Martín, Michael Bueno, Michael Johnson, Francisco Montes, Riordan Frost
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January 31, 2023
Property improvement assistance programs often benefit renters last and least. Low-income renters, especially those living in small multifamily properties (those with 2-4…
Alexander Hermann, Sophia Wedeen, Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, Chris Herbert
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January 25, 2023
Using restricted-access data from the US Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey containing detailed geographic information about where respondents live, this paper assesses…
Yonah Freemark, Riordan Frost, Carlos Martín, Jorge Morales-Burnett, Francisco Montes
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January 20, 2023
The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is the largest single investment in the United States' public works in decades. Over the next five years, it will fund…
Over the past decade, US social relations have undergone reorganization associated with the rise of algorithms and digital platforms. This research specifically responds to…
Digitalization alone is not the driving force behind the changes in housing and real estate. The driving force is innovation brought to the sector by the fresh approach of…