January 26, 2017
Housing Tomorrow’s Seniors
Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies has issued a report, Projections & Implications for Housing a Growing Population: Older Households 2015-2035. The report opens, Over the next twenty years, the population aged 65 and over is expected to grow from … Continue reading
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January 20, 2017
Finding An Affordable Neighborhood
Trulia quoted me in How To Find An Affordable Neighborhood. It opens, There’s more to consider when buying a house than the house itself. The neighborhood can be equally, if not more, important. You might already have must-haves in mind for … Continue reading
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October 31, 2016
Small Multifamilies and The Affordability Illusion
Fannie Mae’s September Multifamily Market Commentary repeats a common misunderstanding about small multifamily properties that is worth addressing. By way of background, it opens, Multifamily rental units can be found in high-rise structures or in garden-style buildings, but there are a … Continue reading
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October 21, 2016
Advancing Equitable Transit-Oriented Development
MZ Strategies has posted a white paper funded by the Ford Foundation, Advancing Equitable Transit-Oriented Development through Community Partnerships and Public Sector Leadership. It opens, Communities across the country are investing in better transit to connect people of all income levels … Continue reading
October 21, 2016 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
September 28, 2016
Two Cheers for Obama’s Housing Development Toolkit
As the Obama Administration nears the end, the White House released a Housing Development Toolkit. It opens, Over the past three decades, local barriers to housing development have intensified, particularly in the high-growth metropolitan areas increasingly fueling the national economy. The accumulation … Continue reading
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September 27, 2016
2-4 Unit Properties: Housing’s Middle Child
The Urban Institute’s Laurie Goodman and Jun Zhu have posted Do Two- to Four-Unit Properties Have Higher Credit Risk? An Analysis of Default and Loss Experience to SSRN. The abstract reads, Two- to four-family properties make up 19% of all … Continue reading
September 27, 2016 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
September 20, 2016
Comparing Rental Housing Across the Atlantic
The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies has released a working paper, Rental Housing: An International Comparison. The abstract reads, This report compares rental housing in 12 countries in Europe and North America, using individual records from household surveys. Differences … Continue reading
September 20, 2016 in Affordable Housing | Permalink | No Comments
