Urban Institute
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Urban Institute, from most recent to least.
One-Third of DC Area Renters Could Afford to Buy
Nena Perry-Brown | April 4th 2018
A new affordability measure states that based on the range of incomes and home prices in the DC area, nearly one in three renters here should be able ... read»
DC Area Homeownership Gap Less Disparate than Elsewhere
Nena Perry-Brown | February 28th 2018
A recent study by the Urban Institute shows that the homeownership rate for white households in the DC area dropped more than it did for Black househo... read»
A Look at DC's 14-Year Drop in Crime
UrbanTurf Staff | August 11th 2015
A study recently released by the Urban Institute tracks the city's declining crime rate over the last two decades. ... read»
Report: One in Three FHA Borrowers Would Benefit From Refinancing
Lark Turner | February 17th 2015
More than a third of FHA borrowers could save by refinancing, the Urban Institute reports.... read»
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Here's What's Driving Mortgage Rates Down
Lark Turner | February 13th 2015
The Urban Institute explains why mortgage rates have hung around at such a low level for so many months.... read»
Lowered VA Loan Limits Won't Significantly Impact Veterans, Report Finds
Lark Turner | January 5th 2015
Even in the DC area, where vets are affected the most, the Urban Institute report found little impact as a result of the change.... read»
Urban Institute Report Shows Credit "Extraordinarily Tight" Since 2009
Lark Turner | November 4th 2014
The mortgage credit market hasn't been this risk-averse since 1998.... read»
Urban Institute: Millennials Driving Skyrocketing Housing Demand and Prices in DC
Lark Turner | October 7th 2014
DC's increasingly pricey rents and rapidly-shifting housing landscape can be largely attributed to millennial migration.... read»
Report: 35 Percent of Americans Have Debt in Collections
Lark Turner | July 29th 2014
In the DC area, the average total debt was $95,560, a number mostly driven by mortgages.... read»
The Changing Face of Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant in One Chart
UrbanTurf Staff | December 11th 2013
It is no secret that the demographic make-up of Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant has transformed over the past several years as they are two of the... read»
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