The COVID-19 pandemic heavily influenced New Jersey residents' housing choices between 2020 and 2021, said James Hughes, dean emeritus of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. Fears of catching the virus in crowded...
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New Jersey State Policy Lab: New Jersey’s Single-Family Housing Markets by County 2021
Home real estate markets intensified in 2021 due to what appears to have been a buyer frenzy that drove single-family home prices steeply upward across the State of New Jersey. More single-family homes closed despite fewer listings in New Jersey.
PhD alums Lowe, Solitare to lead TSU’s new Center of Excellence for Housing and Community Development Research
The new center will advance transdisciplinary academic and empirical research and debate on affordable housing and community development policy.
How Democrats Can Fix the Affordable Housing Crisis
Several of the advocates and researchers that Shelterforce spoke with want to see the federal government not only fund the $70 billion or more backlog in public housing capital expenditures, but make a real commitment to funding and constructing housing for...
Using Crowdsourcing Applications to Interpret and Build More Equitable Cities
Crowdsourcing tools exist to solve real problems, enabling planners to study cities by providing new and better access to spatial data,
COVID-19 and the Future of Economic Activity and Transportation
The virtual symposium examined the future of work, housing, commercial real estate, tourism, hospitality, retail and entertainment in the post-pandemic world.
Institutional Landlords and the New Housing Crisis
Predatory institutional landlords, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic effects on the economy, may exacerbate a housing crisis.
Transition 2018: Bloustein faculty, staff, alumni will have an impact on New Jersey's future
Carl Van Horn, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development and a widely recognized expert on workforce, human resources, and employment policy issues with extensive experience in public and private...
Pendall discusses changing demographics of U.S. cities as millennial generation becomes homeowners
The annual Catlin lecture brought over 70 students, faculty, and Bloustein community members to the Special Events Forum the first week of March. Rolf Pendall, the Director of the Metropolitan Housing and Community Policy Center at the Urban Institute gave the...
Outta here! Garden State residents look to retire in greener pastures
"Health problems and consumption of health-care services increase dramatically with age, and since we are living longer in retirement, the more imperative it is to have easy access to health-care services and facilities. That factor weighs heavily on retirement...