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W98-9: The high contribution of minorities to net owner household growth in recent years is due to fundamental differences in the age structures of white vs. minority…

W98-5: Although the federal government provides tax incentives for homeownership, current tax provisions provide few incentives for lower-income families to buy a home…

W98-4: Hundreds of thousands of adult Americans are able to work or attend education/training programs despite their physical or mental disabilities. For these people, a…

W98-7: Due to the financing mechanisms currently available, homeowners tend to have too much of their portfolios invested in their homes and institutional investors have…

W98-6: Although conservatively estimated at $90 billion a year, data on spending by U.S. homeowners on improvements and repairs to their homes are not reported on a…

W98-3: Since the open housing movement arose in the 1940s, its champions have convinced the Supreme Court to strike down racial covenants, forced federal housing…

W98-8: Homeownership is still a prime goal for Americans, and a rising homeownership rate is good for our country. Families, especially lower-income families, build up…

W98-2: Although housing reform is generally associated with government programs enacted in the twentieth century, the concept of the slum--a residential environment that…

Now in its eighth year of sustained growth, the U.S. economy has brought unprecedented strength to housing production and sales. Spurred by strong employment growth, low…

W98-1: The Census of Construction Industries (CCI) is conducted every five years as part of the quinquennial Economic Census. The Census of Construction Industries…