Housing Research & Analysis
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University | Projecting Trends in Severely Cost-Burdened Renters: 2015–2025
At last measure in 2013, over one in four renters, or 11.2 million renter households, were severely burdened by rents that took up over half their incomes. Building off these projections, this white paper projects how many households would be severely rent burdened by 2025 given demographic trends and under differing assumptions about real changes in income and rent levels.
Mortgage Bankers Association | Housing Demand Demographics and the Numbers Behind the Coming Multi-Million Increase in Households
This study, utilizing a comprehensive analysis of data from 1976-2014, a period encompassing several market and housing cycles, provides a projection of much stronger housing demand over the next decade.
National Association of Home Builders | The Economic Impact of Home Building in a Typical Local Area
Home building generates substantial local economic activity, including new income and jobs for residents, and additional revenue for local governments. The National Association of Home Builders has developed a model to estimate these economic benefits. This report presents separate estimates of the local area impacts of building 100 single-family homes, 100 rental apartments and $1 million worth of spending on residential remodeling.
