“New Jersey’s housing production roller coaster has been defined by long-term crests and falls since the 1940s,” James Hughes said. “The increase in construction during the 2020s so far suggests a potential turning point that adds important context to ongoing policy discussions about housing supply in New Jersey.”
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New Jersey might go on a housing production tear this decade, Rutgers study predicts
“There’s a desire by the powers in Trenton that we at least maintain or stimulate more housing production,” Hughes said. “One of the sources of new housing has been obsolete office buildings. They have the land and utilities in place. It’s higher density housing, but policies like that can be very effective.”
Hughes Publishes New Rutgers Regional Report with CAIT
“Altogether, these economic, demographic and geographic factors provide a broader framework for understanding recent housing production trends within the state’s evolving economic and population landscape,” said Hughes.
NJ growth cools as immigration slows nationally, Census finds
The Trump administration’s anti-immigrant rhetoric and crackdown clearly have had an impact, making it “much less attractive to come to the United States,” said Rutgers University Professor James Hughes, who studies the state’s demographic trends
Stamato Commentary: Who cares? A murderer roams free, courtesy of Trump’s deportation policy
The Trump administration is exporting people from America not because they committed a crime, although, admittedly, some have, but because he needs “the numbers” — so ICE aims, even, now, at courthouses, to grab those that are in the process of following the legal route to acceptance, a process that can take years, adding to their vulnerability, because the nation has too few immigration judges.
The Housing Market Was Built for a Baby Boom. What Happens in a Baby Bust?
“Housing, I think, in terms of facing contraction, is still pretty far off,” says Hughes. But while demand might hold, it will likely be for a different kind of housing entirely.
Stamato Op-Ed: Immigrants can revive cities and towns across America
“New Jersey will benefit from a portion of what the Congressional Budget Office projects immigrants will contribute to the U.S. gross domestic product over the next decade — $8.9 trillion.”
The love story of two Irish immigrants is a lesson on America | Opinion
This is a sad story with a happy ending. It is a story of a young Irish girl who came to America — under a cloud of suspicion to some, but a savior to her family. She came in steerage, sick to her stomach. It is also a story of a young Irish lad who was placed...
Research: Does urban planning for immigrants need to be different?
New research challenges that premise through a discussion of a set of neighborhood developments and conflicts in Queens, New York.
Rutgers student assembly endorses the DREAM act
During last Thursday's full-body meeting, RUSA took a definitive step toward their goal to support undocumented students by passing legislation entitled "Resolution to Endorse The DREAM Act and Call for the Extension of the Temporary Protected Status Program." “As an...