Hitting Home: Housing Affordability in the U.S.
March 14, 2024
Median house prices are now 6 times the median income, up from 4-5 times 20 years ago. The ratio of median rents to median income rose from 25 to 30%.
Housing
March 14, 2024
Median house prices are now 6 times the median income, up from 4-5 times 20 years ago. The ratio of median rents to median income rose from 25 to 30%.
November 28, 2022
New findings based on two decades of research are reshaping how we understand the importance of neighborhood environments for adults and children.
July 5, 2022
A housing shortage problem has been building (or not, as the case maybe) for decades. But the pandemic took it to a whole new level.
February 2, 2022
U.S. house prices shot up by 20% in real terms between February 2020 and September 2021. But the degree of appreciation has varied greatly across cities.
September 17, 2020
While median rents have risen since 2001, median renter household incomes have remained largely the same. Low-income households face higher rates of rent burden.
June 5, 2020
Demand for houses and homes for sale fell in March and April. But house prices rose, albeit more slowly. The future of housing prices remains very uncertain.
October 16, 2019
Michael Klein (EconoFact) and Jeff Zabel (Tufts) discuss why some housing policies need to be set at the state level in order to improve housing affordability.
September 12, 2019
Jeffrey Zabel (Tufts) and Michael Klein, Executive Editor of EconoFact discuss whether homeownership is a good way to build wealth.
April 9, 2019
Buying a house provides one of the few ways for low-income families to accumulate wealth. But, this is only true when the housing market is relatively stable.