Research roundups, articles, explainers and tip sheets on the subject of housing.
The U.S. has some of the widest streets in the world. The value of land used for streets can be substantial where low population density and high housing costs converge, finds new research.
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Analysis links income inequality with increased cost burdens, rather than how fast housing prices rise.
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Suzy Khimm and Laura Strickler discovered carbon monoxide detectors were not required in homes receiving federal rental subsidies from HUD.
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The federal agency charged with ensuring fairness in housing is proposing a rule change critics say would make it harder to fight housing discrimination — and supporters say would help prevent unnecessary lawsuits.
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Lagging home values and high foreclosure rates among Hispanic Democrats helped shift Florida from a blue state in 2012 to a red one in 2016, study finds.
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In neighborhoods that shifted from white to black in the prewar era, housing rental prices soared while home values plunged, according to a new NBER working paper.
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Over one in ten households in the U.S. spends more than half their income on housing costs – a financial burden that takes a toll on health, too.
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Treating an ailing neighborhood as a “patient” helped improve housing and quality of life in a neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.
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Airbnb hosts who are Asian or Hispanic charge 8-10 percent less than white hosts on similar rental properties in San Francisco.
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Lead exposure in childhood is linked to antisocial behavior in adolescence, suggests a new study published in Criminology.
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