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This report is supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and by the Policy Advisory Board of the Joint Center for Housing Studies.

«That's the million - dollar question,» says Jonathan Spader, senior researcher at Harvard's Joint Center for Housing.

Cambridge, MA - The fledgling U.S. housing recovery lost momentum last year as homeownership rates continued to fall, single - family construction remained near historic lows, and existing home sales cooled, concludes The State of the Nation's Housing report released today by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University has studied the industry thoroughly and found that the market for this kind of...

«Recent strengthening of the US economy, tight for - sale housing inventories, and healthy home equity gains are all working to boost home improvement activity,» says Chris Herbert, Managing Director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies.

January 19, 2017 (Photo from Joint Center of Housing Studies) One of the indicators I like to watch is the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA), put out by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

PANEL DISCUSSION Laura Kusisto, The Wall Street Journal (moderator) Christopher Herbert, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies Brian Kenner, Deputy Mayor, Planning & Economic Development, Washington, DC Shekar Narasimhan, Beekman Advisors Mary Tingerthal, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency

According to 2017 projections from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, U.S. household growth is anticipated to average about 1.36 million annually in 2015 to 2025 and about 1.15 million in 2025 to 2035.

CONVERSATION The Honorable Pamela Hughes Patenaude, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Christopher Herbert, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies

Earlier this week, I attended the «Remodeling Futures Conference» held at the Harvard Faculty Club, and put on by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Accelerating growth in residential improvement and repair expenditures is anticipated through the third quarter of 2018, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released today by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

CAMBRIDGE, MA and WASHINGTON, DC — A decade of unprecedented growth in the rental housing market may be coming to an end, according to the 2017 America's Rental Housing report, which was released today by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

-- The number of households spending more than 50 percent of their income on rent is expected to rise at least 11 percent from 11.8 million to 13.1 million by 2025, according to new research by Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) and Enterprise Community Partners Inc (Enterprise).

«Young adults are more likely today to pursue post-secondary education, to relocate to a new area for employment, and to live with partners before marrying, all of which combines to delay the trip down the aisle,» according to a recent blog post at Housing Perspectives, a publication of The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

Cambridge, MA — Strongly accelerating growth in home improvement and repair spending is expected heading into 2017, according to the newly re-benchmarked Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released today by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — The coming year is expected to be another robust one for residential renovations and repairs with growth accelerating as the year progresses, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released today by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

The Joint Center for Housing Studies is a collaborative unit affiliated with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the Harvard Kennedy School.

The Remodeling Futures Program, initiated by the Joint Center for Housing Studies in 1995, is a comprehensive study of the factors influencing the growth and changing characteristics of housing renovation and repair activity in the United States.

Many older Americans may be concerned about having enough money to cover their expenses when they enter retirement, as 41 percent of homeowners ages 65 and older are still carrying mortgage debt, according to 2016 data from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University reports that by the year 2035, one in five people in the United States will be age 65 and older, and one in three households will be -LSB-...]

Jonathan Spader is a Senior Research Associate at the Joint Center for Housing Studies.

A member of the Business Roundtable, he serves on the housing commission of the Bipartisan Policy Center and the policy advisory board of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

Growth in the Gap between the Number of Low - Income Renters and the Supply of Affordable Units «For many low - income families, the rental housing affordability crisis is like a game of musical chairs in which there is never a chair left for them,» said Chris Herbert, Research Director at the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

But development has been surging in central city areas, too, a report by the Brookings Institution and Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies shows.

Work by the Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies indicates that borrowers with lower incomes as well as minorities face higher rejection rates on their mortgage applications.

The Effect of Housing Affordability on Families «The gravity of the situation for the large proportion of renters spending so much of their incomes on housing is plain,» said Eric Belsky, Managing Director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard, which publishes its report on the state of rental housing in the U.S. every other year.

Trends in Housing and a Discussion of Housing Policy «The release of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies rental housing report is a further indicator that serious discussion about market trends and implications for U.S. housing policy can no longer be deferred.

Affordability problems for renters have skyrocketed over the past decade both in number and the share of renters facing them, according to a new report on rental housing from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

Those are some of the headlines from Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies» 2014 State of the Nation's Housing Report.

West Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas are the hottest places for second homes, outstripping such historically popular choices as Florida and California, says to Nicolas P. Retsinas, director of Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies.

The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies recently estimated that about 50 % of the 25 - 34 year old renters in the top 85 metropolitan areas have the income and credit scores to qualify for a mortgage today.

«The State of Hispanic Homeownership Report highlights how important the Hispanic population has become in driving overall housing demand in the US, and how this influence will only continue to grow as their share of the population increases,» said Chris Herbert, Managing Director Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, «Crafting housing policies that are attuned to meeting the needs of this important demographic group is essential to ensure they have access to decent and affordable housing.»

From 2005 to 2015, the number of homes renting for $ 2,000 or more per month increased by 97 percent, while the number renting for less than $ 800 declined by 2 percent, according a 2017 report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies.»

A recent report released by Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies said that renter households rose to a 20 - year high of 35.5 percent in 2014, and the Urban Institute expects that level to continue to rise until at least 2030,» said Don Ganguly, CEO of HomeUnion.

Americans are projected to spend a record $ 316 billion in home remodeling this year, according to Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies.

Fewer than half of all home loans made last year were traditional 30 - year, fixed - rate mortgages, Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies says in its 2005 State of the Nation's Housing Report.

From 2003 to 2013, the share of renters aged 25 to 34 who are considered cost - burdened rose from 40 percent to 46 percent, according to a report by Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies.

The number will climb to 13.1 million over the next decade, according to a study by the Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies.

The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies shows a 24 percent increase in black homeownership and a 39 percent increase in Hispanic ownership between 1994 and 2000.

Many boomers are expected to struggle to afford their homes in retirement as they continue to face large mortgage burdens and a limited income, according to a report by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and the AARP Foundation.

After a slow start, home improvement spending is expected to trend up later this year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

Due to the number of households belonging to older adults rising, and an aging housing stock, home remodeling is likely to see a dramatic uptick in the coming years, according to a recent blog post at Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies» Housing Perspectives.

Well, by 2030, it's expected that one - quarter of the U.S. population will be age 50 or older, according to a recent study by The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

A more worldly business Since 1995, foreign - born households have contributed one - third of household growth in the nation, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

According to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, the nation's oldest homes in the East and Midwest accounted for growth in the last decade, whereas homes in the Sun Belt and West will be in need of remodeling in the coming decade.

Nationwide, the most popular home remodeling jobs, based on total expenditures, include kitchen remodels, bathroom upgrades and bedroom add - ons, according to a new study released this week by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

-- By Kermit Baker, director of the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.

Source: «Aging Society and Inaccessible Housing Stock Suggest Growing Need for Remodeling,» Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies» Housing Perspectives Blog (July 8, 2015)

«All things considered, remodeling has held up well in this cycle,» said Kermit Baker, a senior fellow at Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies.

Over the last decade, the share of renter households in the U.S. has increased significantly as homeownership rates have fallen from 69.2 percent in 2004 to 63.4 percent in 2015, the lowest level since 1967, according to a recent joint report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University and Enterprise Community Partners.