What’s behind high housing prices?

If you want to know why home sales are down and home prices are up, new research offers an explanation.

Holly Frew - Georgia State U. • futurity
April 2, 2025 ~7 min

Mass deportation is likely bad for housing prices

Mass deportation of undocumented immigrants would have a negative effect on new homebuilding, leading to higher home prices, research finds.

Brian Maffly - U. Utah • futurity
Jan. 30, 2025 ~6 min


1 AirBnB tweak could help slow rising home prices

A tax change for AirBnB could help hold down rising housing costs, researchers report.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Oct. 21, 2024 ~6 min

Wind turbines don’t really affect US property values

"The impact of wind turbines on house prices is much smaller than generally feared," says Maximilian Auffhammer.

UC Berkeley • futurity
March 20, 2024 ~6 min

People stay in disadvantaged neighborhoods for 2 reasons

Many people who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods stay for two reasons: They are stuck for economic reasons, and rooted for social ones.

Amanda Head-Georgia State • futurity
March 14, 2024 ~5 min

Reducing racial health disparities means fixing segregation

A recent study finds strong links between residential segregation and disparities in early death rates from common causes.

Tufts University • futurity
Nov. 29, 2023 ~6 min

Cleaning up water pollution can nudge housing prices

New findings indicate how housing prices can rise when the government funds remediation of water pollution.

Duke University • futurity
Nov. 15, 2023 ~4 min

Most American adults get support from parents

Only a third of adults in the US didn't rely on their parents for some form of material support between their late teens and early 40s.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Sept. 20, 2023 ~6 min


Homebuilder monopolies create housing crunch

Monopolies of homebuilders are contributing to a housing shortage in the US, preventing millions of people from buying a home, says Luis Quintero.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Sept. 12, 2023 ~13 min

To support people after incarceration, focus on housing

To support people who have been incarcerated and to reduce recidivism, policymakers and re-entry programs need to prioritize housing.

Kelli Burgos-Georgia State • futurity
Sept. 6, 2023 ~4 min

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