Baltimore plans to sell vacant homes for $1 each in an attempt to revive neighborhoods that have been plagued by crime and disrepair trib.al/7l6AWIT

My housing plan would invest $8 billion to fight homelessness and move people into homes.

This is the United States of America for crying out loud, no one should have to live on the street.

Great APPAM session about affordable housing 🏠 organized by Yung Chun, PhD. In a twist of irony, the room was too small to house all of the attendees!

The tenant-mayor is a rare species in US cities, a new study says, even in places where most residents rent their homes trib.al/7K8bxgm

Congratulations to Yung Chun, PhD for his recent award from Habitat for Humanity to evaluate homeownership programs implemented by local Habitat affiliates! Read about the project here! socialpolicyinstitute.wustl.edu/habitat-for-hu…

What is the relationship between tax filing and applying for the Advance Premium Tax Credit? Check out this study by Mary Acri, Yung Chun, PhD, Aappaakii Beck, Mary Shannon, Stephen Roll, and Michal Grinstein-Weiss ajmc.com/view/predictor…

It’s my friend’s!!!
Best Korean: Chicken Seven | Best of St. Louis riverfronttimes.com/best-of/2022/f…

These 'stability' vouchers will provide permanent supportive housing for unsheltered families trib.al/h2pkXeB

BREAKING: White House issues new policy that will require, by 2026, all federally-funded research results to be freely available to public without delay, ending longstanding ability of journals to paywall results for up to 1 year. Coverage coming on ScienceInsider.

BREAKING: President Biden to announce decision on student loan debt forgiveness as soon as tomorrow, sources tell NBC News.

He is expected to extend the repayment pause several months, and forgive loans up to $10,000 for people who make $125,000 a year or less.

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via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2022/08/18/rea…

A new study on the impact of Sandy on NYC housing markets: An Uneven Recovery: Residential Real Estate Prices in the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy SSRN papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

With surging rent and home prices, it’s worth doing the math.

How long can the global housing boom last? economist.com/finance-and-ec… from The Economist economist.com/finance-and-ec…

The hot U.S. housing market is showing signs of cooling off. Prices in August eased from near-record highs, and home sales dropped. on.wsj.com/39quhSD

COVID does not care about skin color, education or the dollar amounts in bank accounts, but the virus has entered 'an unequal world and has had an unequal impact.' Social Policy Institute's Michal Grinstein-Weiss writes a piece in the latest issue of Washington magazine.
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Who are the Israeli anti-vaxxers?

The lastest survey from SPI and Michal Grinstein-Weiss finds that 1/3 of unvaccinated individuals don't believe they need the vaccine because they built immunity through sickness.

Learn more: bit.ly/3xR7vgJ

Then check out the latest research from SPI's housing researcher Yung Chun, PhD who maps how housing hardship has changed across the duration of the pandemic.

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On my first day in office, I directed the Department of Education to pause federal student loan repayments for millions of Americans until September. The pause has been a critical lifeline — that’s why today, my administration is extending the pause until January 31, 2022.