Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
@harvard-jchs.bsky.social
We strive to improve equitable access to decent, affordable homes in thriving communities, and we conduct rigorous research to advance housing policy and practice. www.jchs.harvard.edu
TODAY @ 4pm ET: Join us for a discussion about the evolving landscape of affordable housing finance, the impacts of recent federal disruptions, and policy opportunities to support growth in Massachusetts and beyond.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
TODAY @ 4pm ET: Join us for a discussion about the evolving landscape of affordable housing finance, the impacts of recent federal disruptions, and policy opportunities to support growth in Massachusetts and beyond.
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A new paper by our Gramlich fellow Aaron Smithson examines the use of off-site construction to build new affordable housing, including SRO units for formerly unhoused residents to single-family for-sale homes on community land trust plots. @gsd.harvard.edu
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November 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A new paper by our Gramlich fellow Aaron Smithson examines the use of off-site construction to build new affordable housing, including SRO units for formerly unhoused residents to single-family for-sale homes on community land trust plots. @gsd.harvard.edu
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www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/using-s...
Next Tue, Nov 18: Join us for a convo about the evolving landscape of affordable housing finance, the impacts of federal disruptions, and policy opportunities to support growth in Massachusetts and beyond. @masshousing.bsky.social @harvardkennedy.bsky.social
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November 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Next Tue, Nov 18: Join us for a convo about the evolving landscape of affordable housing finance, the impacts of federal disruptions, and policy opportunities to support growth in Massachusetts and beyond. @masshousing.bsky.social @harvardkennedy.bsky.social
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Live now: What is gentrification and what happened when @sjccorn.bsky.social, author of The Last House on the Block, bought a $7000 house in the Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit?
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November 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Live now: What is gentrification and what happened when @sjccorn.bsky.social, author of The Last House on the Block, bought a $7000 house in the Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit?
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Live now and still time to join us: @sjccorn.bsky.social talks about her new book, The Last House on the Block
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November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Live now and still time to join us: @sjccorn.bsky.social talks about her new book, The Last House on the Block
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TODAY @ 12:15 pm: A new book from @sjccorn.bsky.social examines whether gentrification is inevitable when white homesteaders come to one of the most depopulated neighborhoods in the country.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
TODAY @ 12:15 pm: A new book from @sjccorn.bsky.social examines whether gentrification is inevitable when white homesteaders come to one of the most depopulated neighborhoods in the country.
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The @gsd.harvard.edu seeks to appoint a distinguished scholar and/or practitioner with a deep understanding of housing markets, practice, and policy to serve as the Nicolas P. and Joan B. Retsinas Director of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The @gsd.harvard.edu seeks to appoint a distinguished scholar and/or practitioner with a deep understanding of housing markets, practice, and policy to serve as the Nicolas P. and Joan B. Retsinas Director of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
www.jchs.harvard.edu/nicolas-p-an...
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Tomorrow (11/14) @ 12:15 pm ET: A new book from our former postdoc @sjccorn.bsky.social examines whether gentrification is inevitable when white homesteaders come to one of the most depopulated neighborhoods in the country. @consumerfed.bsky.social
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November 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Tomorrow (11/14) @ 12:15 pm ET: A new book from our former postdoc @sjccorn.bsky.social examines whether gentrification is inevitable when white homesteaders come to one of the most depopulated neighborhoods in the country. @consumerfed.bsky.social
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www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/las...
Next Thu, Nov 20, the @harvard.edu community is invited to join us for a conversation with Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, who has led efforts to move thousands of people experiencing homelessness into housing with collaborative programs and measurable results.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Next Thu, Nov 20, the @harvard.edu community is invited to join us for a conversation with Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, who has led efforts to move thousands of people experiencing homelessness into housing with collaborative programs and measurable results.
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www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/del...
After losing population for much of the 2010s, rural areas have been consistently gaining population in the post-pandemic era, writes @riordanfrost.bsky.social in a new blog.
Try the interactive map:
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Try the interactive map:
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November 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
After losing population for much of the 2010s, rural areas have been consistently gaining population in the post-pandemic era, writes @riordanfrost.bsky.social in a new blog.
Try the interactive map:
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/post-pa...
Try the interactive map:
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/post-pa...
Live now: @stephkestelman.bsky.social @arnoldventures.bsky.social discusses her research examining how the Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Incentive Program in Los Angeles has affected the quantity, type, and timing of new housing since its adoption in 2017.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Live now: @stephkestelman.bsky.social @arnoldventures.bsky.social discusses her research examining how the Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Incentive Program in Los Angeles has affected the quantity, type, and timing of new housing since its adoption in 2017.
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Today @ 12:15 pm ET: Spurred by rising housing costs, many cities have adopted policies designed to encourage the development of multifamily housing near public transit. @stephkestelman.bsky.social shares her research examining one program in Los Angeles.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Today @ 12:15 pm ET: Spurred by rising housing costs, many cities have adopted policies designed to encourage the development of multifamily housing near public transit. @stephkestelman.bsky.social shares her research examining one program in Los Angeles.
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Starting momentarily, still time to join us. @harvardkennedy.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu
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November 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Starting momentarily, still time to join us. @harvardkennedy.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu
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Members of the @harvard.edu & @mitdusp.bsky.social communities, join us next Monday, November 10 @gsd.harvard.edu for a screening of the film To Build Law, a documentary by the @ccaconversations.bsky.social about the growing movement that fights for renovation over demolition.
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Members of the @harvard.edu & @mitdusp.bsky.social communities, join us next Monday, November 10 @gsd.harvard.edu for a screening of the film To Build Law, a documentary by the @ccaconversations.bsky.social about the growing movement that fights for renovation over demolition.
Today @ 1pm ET: Permanent Supportive Housing can be an effective way to reduce homelessness, but providers often lack the real-time data needed to track vacancies and quickly move people into units. A new study outlines strategies to get people into homes faster.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today @ 1pm ET: Permanent Supportive Housing can be an effective way to reduce homelessness, but providers often lack the real-time data needed to track vacancies and quickly move people into units. A new study outlines strategies to get people into homes faster.
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Unemployment rates for young adults have increased rapidly in recent years. Even before this, they had higher rates of cost burden and were less likely to receive housing assistance, despite having lower incomes, and these challenges have only worsened.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Unemployment rates for young adults have increased rapidly in recent years. Even before this, they had higher rates of cost burden and were less likely to receive housing assistance, despite having lower incomes, and these challenges have only worsened.
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/rising-...
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This Wed, Nov 5 @ 1pm: Permanent Supportive Housing can be an effective way to reduce homelessness, but providers often lack the data to track vacancies and quickly move people into units. A new report outlines steps that can get people into homes faster.
www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/usi...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This Wed, Nov 5 @ 1pm: Permanent Supportive Housing can be an effective way to reduce homelessness, but providers often lack the data to track vacancies and quickly move people into units. A new report outlines steps that can get people into homes faster.
www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/usi...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/usi...
Young adults are bearing the brunt of weak job growth. The 16-24 unemployment rate climbed to 10.5% in Aug, up 2.7 percentage points. Even in a strong economy, young adults face difficulties in the housing market but this will only compound their difficulties.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Young adults are bearing the brunt of weak job growth. The 16-24 unemployment rate climbed to 10.5% in Aug, up 2.7 percentage points. Even in a strong economy, young adults face difficulties in the housing market but this will only compound their difficulties.
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/rising-...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/rising-...
One issue with public procurement practices for new housing is that only large, established firms can afford the lengthy process. A new paper argues that design competitions are a better way to diversify housing design and improve construction quality.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
One issue with public procurement practices for new housing is that only large, established firms can afford the lengthy process. A new paper argues that design competitions are a better way to diversify housing design and improve construction quality.
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www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/process...
This Thursday, October 30, @jenmolinsky.bsky.social, director of our Housing an Aging Society program, delivers the keynote at AARP Rhode Island's Housing For The Care Economy workshop.
Register to attend:
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Register to attend:
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October 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
This Thursday, October 30, @jenmolinsky.bsky.social, director of our Housing an Aging Society program, delivers the keynote at AARP Rhode Island's Housing For The Care Economy workshop.
Register to attend:
events.aarp.org/event/AARPRI...
Register to attend:
events.aarp.org/event/AARPRI...
We’re excited to announce the launch of our redesigned website! Discover a new look, improved search, and easier access to our research, data, and events.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
We’re excited to announce the launch of our redesigned website! Discover a new look, improved search, and easier access to our research, data, and events.
www.jchs.harvard.edu
www.jchs.harvard.edu
"The modern-day zoning regime codified ideals of car-dependency, exclusionary suburban enclaves, and Euclidian separation of land uses. Multifamily housing, even medium-scale homes like duplexes, were excluded from “by-right” zoning uses, leaving middle housing MISSING."
October 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"The modern-day zoning regime codified ideals of car-dependency, exclusionary suburban enclaves, and Euclidian separation of land uses. Multifamily housing, even medium-scale homes like duplexes, were excluded from “by-right” zoning uses, leaving middle housing MISSING."
Amy Love Tomasso, a former student @gsd.harvard.edu who is now Director of Policy Innovation at Ivory Innovations, explains missing middle housing, what it is, and what cities and states can do to encourage more of it.
October 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Amy Love Tomasso, a former student @gsd.harvard.edu who is now Director of Policy Innovation at Ivory Innovations, explains missing middle housing, what it is, and what cities and states can do to encourage more of it.
LIVE NOW: Amy Love Tomasso joins us to discuss her series of papers on Missing Middle Housing, what it is, and strategies and policies that can be used to build more of it.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
LIVE NOW: Amy Love Tomasso joins us to discuss her series of papers on Missing Middle Housing, what it is, and strategies and policies that can be used to build more of it.
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www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/unl...
TODAY @ 2pm ET: Zoning regulations and other obstacles have made it difficult, if not impossible, to build missing middle housing across the US. What strategies and policies would encourage more middle housing and help address the affordability crisis?
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October 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
TODAY @ 2pm ET: Zoning regulations and other obstacles have made it difficult, if not impossible, to build missing middle housing across the US. What strategies and policies would encourage more middle housing and help address the affordability crisis?
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