Housing Markets and the COVID-19 Crisis
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.
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Access to affordable housing remains a challenge for many Americans. Among a range of issues, our posts examine the factors determining house prices, the role of government in addressing supply shortages, the determinants of home insurance, and the racial and ethnic disparities in homeownership and wealth accumulation.
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.
October 15, 2018
Sea level rise and coastal development mean a higher share of population and property are at risk of severe flooding. The nation’s flood insurance program is in the red.
June 27, 2018
Average house prices in the U.S. have risen sharply since the Great Recession. Measures of debt burdens and delinquency rates are indicative of a current housing market that is in a stronger position than at the peak of the recent housing boom in the early 2000s. But there is considerable variation among cities.
May 2, 2018
Five years after Hurricane Sandy, housing prices in New York City’s flood zone were 8 percent lower than similar properties in areas with lower flooding risks.