IKEA Model Home Aims to Ease the Trauma of Homelessness
Blending innovation with empathy and eco-conscious design, IKEA US unveils a pioneering model home in its Live Oak, Texas, store
How Much Income Do First-Time Buyers Need to Afford the Average Home?
The median-priced home is unaffordable in 44 of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas
What Is the Relationship Between Urban vs. Suburban Development and Affordability?
A new paper from Harvard's Joint Center looks at whether expanding the supply of suburban housing could, in turn, help make dense urban areas more affordable
New Study Examines Barriers and Solutions in Manufactured Housing
The study from Harvard's Joint Center looks at the challenges faced by developers using manufactured housing and how they're overcoming those barriers
The Disappearing Act That Is Middle-Income Housing
An expert weighs in on the diminishing supply of middle-income housing, which is particularly acute in California, and what to do about it
Utah Passes Bill to Regulate Modular Construction at the State Level
Goals for housing innovation and affordability meet in Utah's passage of a new bill that establishes a statewide modular construction program
Market Data + Trends
The Biggest Obstacle for Homebuyers Isn’t Rising Mortgage Rates, Experts Say
Elevated mortgage rates are making homeownership more expensive for prospective buyers, but another housing obstacle is exacerbating the affordability crisis
Housing Policy + Finance
How Rent Control May Actually Be Hurting Cost-Burdened Tenants
While both tenants and landlords can benefit from effective housing policies, many existing regulations thwart new housing development that could ultimately reduce rental costs
Multifamily
Lebron James I Promise Program Opens New Akron Housing Complex
A LeBron James-backed I Promise affordable housing complex opened its doors to 50 families in Akron, Ohio, this week
Housing Policy + Finance
Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority Increases Investment for Affordable Housing
The redevelopment authority recently advanced a $42 million bond issue to fund new affordable housing projects
Government + Policy
Home Building Professionals Call on Congress to Address Housing Issues
More than 700 home building professionals marched on Capitol Hill this week to urge Congress to address key issues impeding new affordable housing production
Financing
Mortgage Purchase Applications Slow, Even as Rates Fall
Mortgage rates dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point at the start of June, but that gradual improvement in housing affordability wasn't enough to lure buyers back to the for-sale market
Affordability
First-Time Homebuyers Are Facing One of the Least Affordable Markets in US History
The Mortgage Bankers Association's Purchase Applications Payment Index reached a record high in April, highlighting the severity of a nationwide housing affordability crisis that disproportionately affects first-time buyers
Market Data + Trends
Three-Quarters of US Buyers Expect to Be Priced Out of the Housing Market
Homebuyers are growing increasingly pessimistic about the for-sale market as mortgage rates and home prices continue to climb
Affordability
As Housing Costs Rise, Millennial Buyers Turn to ADUs
Accessory dwelling units offer a compact, affordable, and energy-efficient alternative to traditional single-family housing
Affordability
Is the Recent Rent Correction Reversing Course?
After dipping at the close of 2022, rents are once again beginning to climb. But does that mean the recent residential rent correction is already over?
