Gopal Ahluwalia, Kermit Baker, Kent Colton
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April 19, 2022
Although still fragmented, the homebuilding industry has undergone changes in recent years that have increased the share of production by larger builders. The top 100…
Jonathan Spader, Jenny Schuetz, Alvaro Cortes
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August 28, 2015
The relationship between neighborhood physical environment and social disorder, particularly crime, is of critical interest to urban economists and sociologists, as well as…
W13-3: The approximately $300 billion a year private home remodeling and repair market comprises most of the investment for maintaining and improving the nation’s…
George Masnick, Abbe Will, Kermit Baker
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March 14, 2011
W11-4: As baby boomers relocate or downsize in retirement, or simply die off, they will release a very large amount of housing onto the market. Older homeowners (age 55…
W07-8: Professional remodeling contractors have not experienced the same flurry of consolidation as in the national homebuilding industry in recent years. The home…
RR07-13: The effect of local land use regulations on housing markets has been the subject of extensive research and discussion among both urban economists and…
W06-6: In 1994, the U.S. White House convened various stakeholders to establish a set of “National Construction Goals” recognizing that the residential building industry…
W06-3: Local governments frequently restrict multifamily housing by limiting the districts where it is allowed, creating procedural barriers to development, and…
W06-2: Over the past 15 years, builder consolidation has dramatically changed the home building industry. In addition to improved financial performance, the adoption of…
Frederick Abernathy, John Dunlop, David Weil, William Apgar, Kermit Baker, Rachel Roth
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February 28, 2004
W04-3: The past several years have seen dramatic changes in the distribution of residential building products, particularly as it relates to dealers serving homebuilders…