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.
Policy & Industry
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.
The Big Push Happening in Seattle and San Francisco
Increasingly, lower-income workers in Seattle and San Francisco's downtown areas are finding themselves searching for affordable housing farther afield from downtown jobs centers.
Revisiting Mortgage Lending in Detroit: New Insights From HMDA
Detroit’s housing market is – slowly, seemingly perpetually – “getting there,” recovering in fits and starts and unevenly throughout the roughly 150-square-mile city that is home to more than 600,000 residents.
Small Victories: Mortgage Denials for Blacks, Hispanics Less Frequent in 2014
Denial rates for primary mortgage applications were down across the board last year compared to 2013, particularly for black and Hispanic borrowers, according to the most recent data released under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
