Research Category: Housing and Homeownership

Racial and Ethnic Wealth Inequality in the Post‑Pandemic Era

February 16, 2024

Implications of Housing Conditions for Racial Wealth and Health Disparities

January 31, 2024

Black wealth is increasing, but so is the racial wealth gap

January 9, 2024

Black Immigrant Homeownership: National Trends and the Case of Metro Boston

January 28, 2023

Mortgage Prepayment, Race, and Monetary Policy

July 27, 2022

Authors explore refinancing rates by race and find that Black and Hispanic borrowers are much less likely to refinance their mortgages when rates go down, leaving significant monthly savings on…

2022 Housing Underproduction in the U.S.

July 27, 2022

Report is about the broader problem of underproduction of housing in the U.S. with local data. But it has a section focused on the connection between underproduction and the limiting…

The Essential Role of Down Payment Assistance in Closing America’s Racial Homeownership and Wealth Gaps

April 28, 2021

Building Black Homeownership Bridges: A Five-Point Framework for Reducing the Racial Homeownership Gap Summary

May 28, 2019

Homeownership and the American Dream

July 27, 2018