Housing

Asian American renters, like many renters found in all other racial groups, are facing difficulties affording high rents. A new analysis shows that 25.3 percent of Asian American renters are spending more than half of their income on housing.

Exploring the housing struggles faced by Asian American renters. High median income masks income inequality in the Asian American population.

The truth about the affordable rental housing policy: Current strategies, including the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, are failing renters.

Following the aftermath of the pandemic, many non-white renters across America increasingly struggled to pay their rents on time.

Mark Paul has done a useful public service in etching out the goals of progressive economic policy. Many of us get bogged down in debate over things like whether the Average Hourly Earnings series is more accurate than the Employment Cost Index, or whether Section 230 protection is giving Facebook, Twitter and other Internet giants a subsidy compared to competitors in print and broadcast media.

With many homes still under construction, we will see many more homes being completed over the course of the year, which should mean downward pressure on prices and rents.

We continue to see evidence that the Federal Reserve Board’s rate hikes have slowed the economy, most obviously in construction and manufacturing, both of which showed modest job losses in March.

New data from the Census and Department of Housing and Urban Development on housing permits and starts show an uptick in activity.

This article documents the antipoverty effects of housing assistance programs and their relationships with other life circumstances.