The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies has issued its State of the Nation's Housing report, underscoring how the U.S. is dealing with sustainability issues faced in today’s marketplace.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Examining the Legalities of Tenant Background Checks
The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies will present a discussion on how granting landlords, employers, and other gatekeepers access to criminal records can create serious barriers to housing, jobs, and other opportunities.
Read More »The Week Ahead: The Future of the Home Remodeling Market
The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies will present a virtual session analyzing the burdens of home improvement, as well as the preservation of affordable housing in today’s home remodeling market.
Read More »Communities of Color Experiencing Renter Financial Stress
According to a new study from the Joint Center for Housing Studies, many renters living in high-poverty, lower-income, and lower-rent neighborhoods are more likely to experience financial distress, as data revealed some 61% of households behind on their rent live in communities of color.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Examining the Pandemic’s Impact on Elderly Homeowners
An upcoming Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies webinar will feature a panel of experts shedding light on how to improve housing and support for older adults in a post-COVID world.
Read More »When Will the GSEs Exit Conservatorship?
Not much has happened as of late in the discussion of bringing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of conservatorship as current talks are in a “suspended animation” for the time being. Don Layton, former CEO of Freddie Mac, explores where conservatorship stands and what needs to happen in order for it to end.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Examining Pandemic-Related Housing Disruption
In an upcoming virtual presentation, the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies will explore new housing barriers created by the pandemic for Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians in the U.S.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Examining the Barriers to Housing Equity
An upcoming virtual event from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies will explore various approaches by state and local governments to attain the goal of greater housing equity across communities. Here’s what else is happening in The Week Ahead.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Examining the State of the Housing Market
The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies will analyze the nation’s post-pandemic housing market in an upcoming webinar and discuss steps the industry and government need to take to protect at-risk households.
Read More »The Remodeling Industry’s Shifts in Specialization, Scale
While "still extremely fragmented," the home improvement business has seen "growing levels of concentration," say research fellows at Harvard's JCHS.
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