Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies

The extraordinary strength of the remodeling market has been supported by the aging of homes and households, and record-high property values, but far more investment is needed to address the energy efficiency and disaster resilience of the country’s 145 million homes, writes Carlos Martín. https://lnkd.in/e9yech75

New report out today: The US remodeling market soared above $600 billion in the wake of the pandemic but inflation and a shortage of skilled labor jeopardize the ability of the industry to meet current and future home improvement demand. Livestream @ 2pm ET: https://lnkd.in/eX2yWPJy

Home improvement spending by immigrants in the US nearly tripled from $18 billion in 2003 to $51 billion in 2023. Join us for the release of our new report about the US remodeling industry tomorrow, Thursday, March 20, at 2pm ET. Registration required. https://lnkd.in/dN7pU4nE

Spending on projects that impact home energy use reached $139 billion in 2023, more than double the amount spent in 2013 ($66 billion). Join us for the release of our new Improving America's Housing report tomorrow (March 20) at 2pm ET. https://lnkd.in/dN7pU4nE

With this new, expanded financial aid program, Harvard College will be free for students from families with annual incomes of $100,000 or less and tuition-free for students from families with annual incomes of $200,000 or less.

This Wednesday, March 19 at 10am ET (11am in Santiago), Jennifer Hrabchak Molinsky, director of our Housing an Aging Society program, will discuss age-friendly cities and housing at the Centre for Sustainable Urban Development at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago, Chile. Watch on Instagram or Youtube: https://lnkd.in/dT69UDwB https://lnkd.in/dq474AQF

How did America cease to be the land of opportunity? We take it for granted that good neighborhoods—with good schools and good housing—are only accessible to the wealthy. But in America, this wasn’t always the case. Yoni Appelbaum of The Atlantic will discuss his new book with our David Luberoff at Porter Square Books in Cambridge. (In person only, registration required.) https://lnkd.in/d-g6i5fN

Peter Barber Architects Ltd is an award-winning UK practice known for its radical approach to social housing and urban planning. In this year's Dunlop Lecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design on April 3, Barber will highlight some of the firm's projects and its analog design process, which makes extensive use of hand sketches and handmade models. https://lnkd.in/e42ERFta

The housing affordability issue is being democratized, spreading from the poorest households to more working folks, particularly young people. "A full-time job is no guarantee that housing will be affordable," our director Chris Herbert tells the Harvard University Gazette. https://lnkd.in/eekEcD7p

Home improvement spending by immigrants nearly tripled from $18 billion in 2003 to $51 billion in 2023. Our new Improving America's Housing 2025 report will be released next Thursday, March 20. https://lnkd.in/dN7pU4nE