Category: News
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Reaction: Housing Permits Slow In January
The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing units authorized in the United States fell 5.4% in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s monthly housing report released this morning
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Reaction: Housing Permits in 2025 End At Four-Year Low
The United States ended 2025 with a preliminary seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.448 million housing units authorized in the United States, a 6.2 percent increase over the revised November estimate, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s monthly housing report released this morning
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New Report Finds Minnesota’s 2038 Energy Mandate Could Add More Than $44,000 to New Home Cost
Earlier today, Housing Affordability Institute released a new analysis that found Minnesota’s 2038 residential energy efficiency mandate could significantly increase the cost of building new homes, adding between $25,773 and $44,171 per home by 2038 and pricing out tens of thousands of prospective buyers.
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Tracking State-Level Reforms in 2026
State legislatures will once again be central to housing policy in 2026.
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Year in Review: Advancing Understanding and Solutions for Housing Affordability
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on the work undertaken by Housing Affordability Institute to further the housing policy discussion.
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Report: Housing Shortage, High Construction Costs Driving Minnesota’s Declining Homeownership Rate
After the largest single-year decline in homeownership in four decades, housing economist Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D., finds Minnesota’s housing shortage and the unresolved high cost of construction are contributing to a homeownership decline in Minnesota.
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Housing Permits and Starts Fall in August, While Completions Rise
he seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing units authorized in the United States fell 3.7 percent in August.
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Multi-Family Lifts June Housing Permit Numbers Despite Single-Family Slide
The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing units authorized in the United States ticked up 0.2 percent in June, according to the United States Census Bureau’s Building Permit Survey
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New Report Underscores the Enduring Value of Homeownership
Housing Affordability Institute released a new white paper today, Homeownership’s Enduring Value.
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New Housing Permits & Completions Continue to Slide, Starts Plunge
The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing units authorized in the United States fell by 2.0 percent in May, according to the United States Census Bureau’s Building Permit Survey report.
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State Legislatures and Housing Reform: May 2025 Update
As May draws to a close, more state legislatures have cross the finished line.
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New Housing Starts Up, Permits & Completions Fall in April
The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing units authorized in the United States fell by 4.7 percent in April, according to the United States Census Bureau’s Building Permit Survey report