Housing Market
Demand Expected to Slow in U.S. Rental Market
Analysis from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University predicts the pandemic will reduce rents, but only at the top of the market.
Few Homeowners in Forbearance in April; Number Expected to Grow
The Mortgage Bankers Association surveyed the U.S. home mortgage servicing market for indications about how the nation's 26.9 million home loans were holding up during the first weeks of the pandemic.
Texas Losing its Housing Affordability Advantage
Trends pre-dating Covid-19 showed housing affordability slipping away from many residents in Texas. The pandemic will likely only exacerbate the trend, according to this analysis.
Housing Market Showing Signs of the Coronavirus Pandemic
A high-ranking federal official also issued a warning about the potential for the pandemic to affect mortgage borrowers.
The Crisis Within the Crisis: Homelessness and Housing Pushed to the Brink by COVID-19
Cities, states, and the federal government are trying to prevent a repeat of 2008 while still facing the challenges of inequality and poverty that grew out of the previous recession.
Analyzing the U.S. Housing Market in the Early Days of COVID-19
The lessons of the 2008 housing market crash don't necessarily apply to the current situation.
The Historical Effect of Pandemics on the Economy and the Housing Market
Research into previous pandemics, like SARS in 2003, the Spanish Flu in 1918, and the early months of COVID-19 in China, offers insight into what to expect for the economy and the housing market during and after the current pandemic.
How Much Does it Cost to Rent an Apartment, Anyway?
Geoff Boeing of the University of Southern California writes about a recent article he co-authored in the Journal of Planning Education and Research.
'Wall Street's Latest Real Estate Grab'
Seeing an opportunity for massive profits, private companies have snapped up homes and become corporate landlords in cities across the country.
Recent Studies Dig Into the Affordability Effects of Housing Developments
Several recent studies add fuel to the fire of whether market-rate housing helps affordability or drives low-income people from their neighborhoods.
Texas Housing Market Starting to Resemble the California Housing Market
The hordes of people moving to Texas every year could soon encounter the same kinds of housing affordability challenges they left behind.
Lessons in Architecture and Development Found in This Year's Oscar-Nominated Films
A pair of articles mine the films nominated for Academy Award for lessons in design and development that could potentially benefit housing equality.
Berlin Caps Rents as Anti-Gentrification Measure
The capital city, known for its artists and party scene, is aiming to reduce gentrification by capping rent prices for a period of five years.
Housing Prices Soar Out of Reach in More U.S. Cities
There are multiple lessons to take from a recent rental housing, but a big one is how the housing crisis is expanding beyond the largest U.S. cities.
Tough Times for Low- and Middle Income Renters
The annual report on the rental housing market by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University shows how far and deep the housing affordability crisis has reached.
Vacancy Taxes as a Response to the Housing Crisis
Could vacancy taxes solve multiple housing challenges at once?
How Housing Fared in 2019
Next City's Jared Brey reviews a year of developments in housing politics and policy, teasing out several big trends.
Study: Boomers Leaving Their Homes Will Dramatically Increase Housing Supply
New analysis by Zillow predicts a "Silver Tsunami" of residential properties coming to the market as Baby Boomers leave the housing market. The effect could be like the housing boom of the mid-2000s.
Squamish Nation Plans 6,000-Unit Development in Vancouver
The residential development in Vancouver, located on Squamish Nation land, will be significantly larger than what was initially planned.
Home Prices Grows as Inventories Tighten in Detroit
The housing market in Detroit reflects a strong economy and low mortgage rates.
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