New from the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, read about tariffs impacting home construction and renovation costs. taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/recen...

Join the Urban Institute on 9/25 @ 5:30 p.m. ET for a hybrid discussion on the importance of estate planning as a #wealth preservation tool, the opportunities presented by adopting #technology, and the potential challenges. #LiveatUrban

Brilliant new look at how to measure the housing shortage - down to the neighborhood level.

Urban's Jim Parrott teamed with experts at Moody's, PolicyMap and Policy Solutions at Reinvestment Fund to get beneath the national estimates. Read the full brief here: www.urban.org/research/pub...

Have any plans tomorrow afternoon? If not, there's still time to register for our event and networking reception! Join us as we discuss the past, present, and future of credit scores in housing finance. www.urban.org/events/past-...

In the first ever controlled study of rent reporting impacts, Urban researchers find that positive-only rent reporting leads to large, statistically significant increases in the likelihood of having a credit score. Read all about it in our newly released report www.urban.org/research/pub...

The following piece from my Urban colleagues further illustrates how this will impact households: www.urban.org/urban-wire/t...

Trump Admin's proposed HUD budget would cut the agency's budget authority by $45 b. It would cut staff by 26%, killing 2300 jobs.

HUD proposes eliminating most of its programs—vouchers, public housing, CDBG, etc—& replacing them with a single, smaller state block grant.

www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles...

(hint: places with lower density and less expensive housing) #housingsupply and #affordability, while also decreasing government revenue: www.urban.org/urban-wire/g...

The Trump administration wants federal departments to lower the cost of housing and expand housing supply. Proposed cuts to the #FHA would affect all parts of the country, some more than others: www.urban.org/urban-wire/c...

As we close out AANHPI month, see Urban scholars' eye opening snapshot of the financial status and contributions of Asian Americans lnkd.in/eA9eyhUj

For more on our analysis on the housing market's impact on older adults, visit www.urban.org/urban-wire/a...

A recent Urban Institute analysis finds younger, lower-income households are much less likely to buy a home than previous generations; while another analysis looks at how the housing market is failing older adult leaving many at risk of homeless at the most vulnerable time in their lives.

This presentation reflects a recent Urban report by the same title. www.urban.org/research/pub...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, collectively known as the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), have been in conservatorship since 2008. In this presentation, Urban Institute's Housing Finance Policy Center Institute Fellow Laurie Goodman reviews the history of the GSEs’ time in conservatorship.

Excited to share the release of our evaluation of NeighborWorks America’s Housing Stability Counseling Program. This report examines the role that the program played during the COVID-19 pandemic to rapidly deliver crisis-level services to renters and homeowners across the United States.

Today we will be hosting our third seminar on GSE reform. There has been lots of great discussion in our previous webinars so we hope you can join us from 1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT to get in on the action and become a part of the conversation. www.urban.org/events/recap...

Our nation's supply of #affordablehousing is under threat from wildfires, hurricanes, and flooding, and the rising cost of #homeenergy.

The @urbaninstitute.bsky.social's latest case study shows how #CDFIs and #greenbanks can support developers in this space:

How has conservatorship changed the GSEs and what are the potential impacts of recapitalization?

Join Urban on 3/18 @ 1:00 p.m. ET for a virtual #discussion with former GSE CEOs on the possible effects of releasing the #GSEs from conservatorship. #LiveatUrban

Great data from Urban's housing team showing where HUD programs serve people, by state and district! www.linkedin.com/posts/yfreem...

Curious what's happening with the #housingmarket? You can check all the latest stats and trends in Urban's monthly at-a-glance #housingfinance chartbook: www.urban.org/research/pub...