What the Homeownership Rate Really Tells Us About U.S. Housing
A hard half-decade after the bottom of the housing bust, several fundamentals of the U.S. housing market point to a recovery that is nearly complete: Home values in many markets are near or even above pre-recession levels, demand for homes is high and sales are up. But one key piece is missing. The U.S. homeownership rate – at all-time highs just a decade ago – remains stuck today at a 50-year low.
All Ages Welcome: Why Living Alone Isn’t Just for America’s Young and Old Anymore
After increasing steadily for decades, the share of Americans living alone has been essentially stable over the past five years or so, and has only recently begun to tick up again.
Experts: Housing to Grow Steadily, But Maybe Less So if Trump, Cruz or Sanders Is Elected President
More than 100 U.S. economists, real estate experts and academics say they expect home values to grow steadily in the 3 percent to 4 percent range over the next few years. But those expectations could take a hit if presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump or current Democratic challenger Sen. Bernie Sanders is elected president.
The Techie Codeth, Then the Taxman Taketh
Tech workers nationwide that own a home pay more in annual property taxes than non-tech workers.
How Land-Use Regulation Impacts Inventory, Rents and Roommates
In many American cities, more means more – and not in a particularly good way. Tighter land-use regulation in these cities is associated with more rapidly rising rents, more acute shortages of homes for sale and more adults living with roommates in the face of rising housing costs and fewer housing options.
Growth and Growing Pains in Denver: Migration, Millennials, Retirees and Renters
The pace of population growth in the city of Denver is suitably Rocky Mountain high, boasting a trajectory over the past decade that is both uniform and enviable. But a deeper look at Denver’s recent growth trends reveals a number of seeming contradictions in one of America’s fastest-growing cities.
Young and Old, America’s Wealthy Are Concentrated in America’s Capital
The nation’s highest concentration of young and wealthy residents can be found in fabulous… Arlington, Virginia.
The Evolving American Household: Growth in Multigenerational Living
A growing share of American households have three or more generations of the same family living under the same roof.
Experts: Housing Not Immune to Immigration Debate
So far in the 2016 presidential campaign, immigration policy is hot and housing policy is not. But if recent trends in unauthorized immigration continue, the housing market could get hit with a raft of unintended consequences.
Why Presidential Candidates Aren’t Talking About Housing Affordability (Yet)
Housing affordability has not been a main issue, so far, in this presidential election cycle. There are several good reasons why, but among the easiest potential explanations is this: Candidates have simply not yet really begun campaigning in the states where housing affordability is at its worst.
