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The Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) of Harvard University published its annual report, America’s Rental Housing 2022, describing a “surging rental market, starkly divided by race and renter income.”
Key Findings
Rental markets rebounded rapidly – Marked by low vacancy rates...
The Terner Center and The Housing Crisis Research Collaborative released a joint report evaluating how hotel and motel acquisition and conversion can expand the supply of affordable housing more rapidly and more cost-effective than new construction projects. According to the report, distressed...
NLIHC released a new report that provides a descriptive analysis of policies related to new tenant protections and emergency rental assistance (ERA) that have emerged in states and local governments during the ongoing pandemic. In 2021 alone, states and localities passed or implemented over 130...
Research Shows Rental Markets Have Absorbed Previous Voucher Expansions Without Major Rent Increases
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) recently published a report disputing suggestions that providing rental assistance to more families through the Build Back Better (BBB) bill will drive up rents by increasing demand for housing or enabling landlords to overcharge. The report...