Carlos Martín, project director of the Remodeling Futures Program, says higher interest rates and “sharp downturns” in homebuilding and home sales are driving the latest projection. “With ongoing uncertainty in financial markets and the threat of a recession, homeowners are increasingly likely to ...
Interventions are needed that address systemic and social factors (eg, poverty, housing, insurance eligibility, transportation, and a fragmented health care system) that contribute to disparities in non–HIV-related mortality, as well as those that contribute to barriers specifically in HIV care (eg...
though projects may be deferred to when interest rates and costs settle. The lock-in effect with mortgage rates is still driving remodeling activity for homeowners who are looking to upgrade rather than move and give up their low interest rates. However,...
A great shift toward adjustable mortgages helped push America's housing boom into high gear. Now, as the boom unwinds, the riskier side of those mortgages is coming home to roost.The ultimate impact of all those "teaser" interest rates, the "no money down" mortgages, and exotic loans ...
Midwestern legacy cities. For example, cities, such as St. Louis, MO, Detroit, MI, and Baltimore, MD have experienced severe depopulation and, with this, declines in manufacturing and harsh impacts related to the 2008 U.S. housing foreclosure crisis. Because of the high rates of previous ...
These spaces mainly lie: to the north (a mountainous, protected natural space); to the south (the port area); and to the east (corresponding to areas of 1960s housing stock) of the city. This distribution means that 1 SD is a relatively wide value, covering a distance of over 3 km....
These data combine local SLR projections and a tidally-adjusted approach to quantify low-lying coastal land, housing, and population relative to local mean high water levels (Strauss et al., 2015). The local SLR predictions are derived from global estimates empirically fit to long-term records ...
The lower watershed transitions from very low-density rural development and agriculture to increasingly dense suburban and urban housing in the Portland metro area. Clackamas County’s population is expected to grow by nearly 270,000 people in the next fifty years, placing increasing demand on land...
Long-term regulatory planning, including urban planning, infrastructure and housing, becomes even more relevant than before. The direct and indirect impacts of emerging risks, such as heat waves due to climate change, need to be tackled urgently, as they are set to become the most challenging ...