Housing Markets & Finance

A general view of the U.S. Federal Reserve, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Earlier this week, two high ranking members of the Federal Reserve resigned after disclosures of financial dealings, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) declared her opposition to the re-nomination of current Fed Chair Jay Powell. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

The Avenue

Fed should keep labor markets tight for a more inclusive economy

Anthony Barr and Kristen Broady

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

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Up Front

Class Notes: Surprising impacts of unionization, affirmative action, and more

Beyond Deng and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Cover photo of supreme court

The Avenue

In overturning the eviction moratorium, the Supreme Court continues its history of harming Black households

Carl Romer and Kristen Broady

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Surgical mask with a small wooden house on it.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

Government and private household debt relief during COVID-19

Susan Cherry, Erica Jiang, Gregor Matvos, Tomasz Piskorski, and Amit Seru

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Reports

Cover photo

Essay

Homeownership, racial segregation, and policy solutions to racial wealth equity

Rashawn Ray, Andre M. Perry, David Harshbarger, Samantha Elizondo, and Alexandra Gibbons

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Housing in Alexandria VA

U.S. Metro Areas

The Washington, DC region has built too much housing in the wrong places

Jenny Schuetz and Matt Ring

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Homelessness

Income Inequality & Social Mobility

Homelessness fell across most metro areas after the Great Recession. Will COVID-19 change that?

Matt Ring and Jenny Schuetz

Monday, August 9, 2021

Richmond, VA

Housing Markets & Finance

The housing challenges Virginia’s next governor will have to face

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Housing Markets & Finance

The coming eviction crisis will hit Black communities the hardest

Carl Romer, Andre M. Perry, and Kristen Broady

Monday, August 2, 2021

Blog Posts

A sleeping bag is seen on the chair of U.S. Representative Cori Bush (D-MO) who spent the night on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to highlight the upcoming expiration of the pandemic-related federal moratorium on residential evictions, in Washington, U.S., July 31, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

The Avenue

As the eviction moratorium ends, we need a long-term solution to housing insecurity

Carl Romer and Andre M. Perry

Monday, August 2, 2021

Crenshaw Mall Press Conference

The Avenue

‘40 acres and a mall’: How community ownership models can preserve economic power in Black neighborhoods

Anthony Barr, Tracy Hadden Loh, Andre M. Perry, and Hanna Love

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Foto del jueves de las tareas de búsqueda de cuerpos en el edificio Champlain Towers South de Surfside en Miami, FloridaJul 8, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

The Avenue

Lessons from the Surfside condo collapse on strengthening community ownership

Tracy Hadden Loh

Thursday, July 29, 2021

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Events

State of the Capital Region 2021: Examining the pandemic’s impact on the geography of jobs

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Policies to support stable, affordable rental housing: Lessons from around the world

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Declining competition: A transatlantic challenge

9:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT

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Related Books

Homeownership Built to Last

Edited by Eric S. Belsky, Christopher E. Herbert, and Jennifer H. Molinsky

2014

The Future of Housing Finance

Edited by Martin Neil Baily

2011

Regaining the Dream

By Roberto G. Quercia, Allison Freeman, and Janneke Ratcliffe

2011

Experts

Kristen Broady

Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program

KEBroady

Jenny Schuetz

Senior Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program, Future of the Middle Class Initiative

Andre M. Perry

Senior Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program

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Multimedia

People camp out on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to highlight the upcoming expiration of the pandemic-related federal moratorium on residential evictions, in Washington, U.S., July 31, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

Podcast Episode

The eviction ban has been extended — for now. What comes next?

Jenny Schuetz and Adrianna Pita

Friday, August 6, 2021

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris watches as President Joe Biden signs executive orders on his racial equity agenda at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Podcast Episode

What steps is the Biden administration taking on racial equity?

Andre M. Perry and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, January 28, 2021

A bicyclist sits in traffic near a housing construction project in San Francisco, California June 2, 2015. The median rent for an apartment in the city is now $4,225 per month, according to local media. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

Podcast Episode

America’s housing crisis and the gatekeeping of opportunity

Jenny Schuetz and Conor Dougherty

Friday, March 6, 2020

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The emerging solidarity economy: A primer on community ownership of real estate

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Monday, July 19, 2021

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Thursday, July 8, 2021

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To restore North Nashville’s Black middle class, local policymakers should pursue reparations

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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As Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday, the US needs a culture of reparations

Andre M. Perry and Rashawn Ray

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