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Housing and Housing Finance

Not Every Household Feels Relief amid Our Record-Low National Household Debt Service Ratio

Today's low debt service ratio partly reflects the difficulties some would-be homeowners are having qualifying for a mortgage.
Aging

Public Workers Not Covered by Social Security Face Greater Burdens in Financing Retirement

Lawmakers in dozens of states have reduced pension benefits for workers including firefighters and teachers.
Job Market and Labor Force

How Atlanta’s Local Workforce System Helps Job Seekers Find Sustainable Employment

A recent episode of Urban’s podcast, Critical Value, explores Atlanta's local workforce system.
Housing and Housing Finance

Four Ways Technology Is Addressing the Housing Affordability Crisis

Brian Brooks recently outlined how the tech sector is addressing the housing sector’s supply and demand mismatch.
Job Market and Labor Force

See Where Earnings Are Growing and Unemployment Is Lowest through Customizable Data Visualization

Urban's updated State Economic Monitor shows the trajectory of state labor markets as they collapsed and recovered from the Great Recession.
Housing and Housing Finance

Good News for the Next Economic Downturn: Home Equity Use Is Low

The $29.1 trillion value of the US housing market is at a historic high, but mortgage debt held by homeowners is stable.
Housing and Housing Finance

Health Care Companies Join the Effort to End Homelessness. How Can They Maximize Investments?

UnitedHealth is betting that investments to support housing stability will lead to a reduction in high-cost medical services.
International Development

Kenya’s Optimistic Revenue Forecasts Are Causing Problems, but Better Tools Can Help

Kenya’s National Treasury has a track record of significantly overestimating revenues in the national budget.
Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

Understanding the Link between Residents’ and Cities’ Financial Health

Urban researchers recently evaluated the cost to cities of residents’ unpaid public utility bills, unpaid property taxes, and evictions.
Research Methods and Data Analytics

‘Nonresponse Bias’ Could Explain the Census Bureau’s Finding on the Citizenship Question

The Census Bureau found that the addition of a citizenship question to the census would have virtually no impact on self-response.

The Vulnerable, Vital 2020 Census

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The Vulnerable, Vital 2020 Census

The decennial Census will gather the most complete picture of America of the past 10 years, but its accuracy is in jeopardy.

Behind the Numbers at the Urban Institute

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Behind the Numbers at the Urban Institute

Structural Racism in America

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Structural Racism in America

Public policies, institutional practices, and cultural narratives perpetuate our country's racial inequalities. 

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Experts discuss the best available data and evidence on topics that matter.

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