Housing Affordability

Feb 09 7:00 pm The Senator Nikil Saval Forum Speakers:  Nikil Saval Vincent Reina Housing
Feb 19 11:00 am Special Briefing on Addressing the Housing Crisis: Innovative Solutions from Across America Speakers:  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Hannah Blitzer Eric Goldywn Laurie Goodman State & Local Finance
News January 4, 2026 Beyond zoning reform Penn IUR Faculty Fellows Ben Keys (The Wharton School) and Vincent Reina (University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design) on how the solution to the housing affordability crisis goes beyond zoning reform Housing
News December 30, 2025 Housing Market 2026 Forecast: Wharton Professor's Real Estate Trends to Watch Penn IUR Co-Director Susan Wachter of The Wharton School on predictions for real estate in 2026 Housing
Announcement December 8, 2025 Call for Papers: Demographic Dynamics and Housing Affordability Housing Studies invites submissions by February 1, 2026, for a workshop and special issue on the relationships between demographic dynamics and housing. Housing
News November 25, 2025 The Trump Administration’s Portable Mortgage Push Could Let You Keep Your 3% Rate, but Experts Warn It May Backfire. What Can Homeowners Do Now? State & Local Finance
News November 25, 2025 The $7,500 Self-Deportation Penn IUR Co-Director Susan Wachter on how self-deportation decreases demand for housing and exerts downward pressure on rent growth Housing
Announcement November 19, 2025 Penn Institute for Urban Research Releases Policy Brief on the Future of the GSEs The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) at the University of Pennsylvania has released a new policy brief, “The Future of the GSEs: Conservatorship, Capital, and Mission, Housing
News November 19, 2025 Climate risk is reshaping America’s housing market Penn IUR Faculty Fellow Ben Keys on how rising home insurance premiums are eroding property values in the nation’s most disaster-prone areas. Climate Change & Resilience Housing
Publication November 12, 2025 The Future of the GSEs: Conservatorship, Capital, and Mission This brief is the outcome of a roundtable examining the privatization of the GSEs through a utility model. Attendees considered the elements needed and best structure for a more privatized GSE model for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  Housing
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Fellow James Wright
Project Manager for Strategy and Operations, Center for Health Justice MBA
Urban Development
Announcement September 22, 2025 Penn receives $10M to strengthen urban research locally and globally The funds will support the Institute for Urban Research’s advancement of research, education, and policy solutions for cities.  Urban Development Anchor Institutions
Fellow in Urban Leadership Skyla Rimple
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
Housing
News September 12, 2025 Marketplace: The Effect of Falling Mortgage Rates Penn IUR Co-Director Susan Wachter talks with Marketplace on what falling mortgage rates represent for the economy and potential homebuyers. Housing
Affiliated PhD Student Madeleine Galvin
Doctoral Candidate, City and Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design
Housing
News August 25, 2025 U.S. home sales rose 2% in July — but affordability remains near historic lows Penn IUR's Susan Wachter tells Marketplace: there’s only a “slight — but I have to underline slight — improvement.” Housing
Fellow in Urban Leadership Layla Sayed
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
Housing
Fellow in Urban Leadership Mima Kohn
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
Housing
Annual Report August 6, 2025 Ideas, Inquiry, & Impact: Celebrating 20 Years of Urban Research Penn IUR is pleased to announce its 2024-2025 Penn IUR Annual Report, Ideas, Inquiry, & Impact: Celebrating 20 Years of Urban Research Urban Development
Fellow in Urban Leadership Aly Kerrigan
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
Urban Development Housing

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