Housing
Risky Home Loans Are Making a Comeback. Are They Right for You?
The New York Times quoted Richard Green of the USC Price School in a story on risky home loans.
USC report: Average LA rents will go up $91 by 2020
Curbed L.A. featured research by USC’s Lusk Center for Real Estate on rising rents in Los Angeles. The average renter will spend a little over $90 more per month on housing in 2020 than in 2018, according to the report. “The way to raise vacancy rates is to build more,” said Richard Green of the USC Price School.
Why have LA rental prices stopped rising?
Curbed LA quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on how steady rent growth in Los Angeles may be slowing down. Richard Green, director of the Lusk Center for Real Estate at USC, tells Curbed that steady rent growth may be slowing in response to new housing construction in the Los Angeles area. …
Southern California home prices jump to a record high
Los Angeles Times quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on the likelihood Southern California’s housing price surge will continue.
Expert Explains Why Low Unemployment Numbers Means Higher Home Prices
ABC News Los Angeles affiliate KABC-AM interviewed Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on why it is unlikely the price of homes in Southern California will go down soon.
New paper: Gender Difference and Intra-Household Economic Power in Mortgage Signing Order
New publication from Richard Green: “Gender Difference and Intra-Household Economic Power in Mortgage Signing Order.”
Gender difference is deeply rooted in our identity and has been widely documented by economists in disparate real-world economic contexts. For example, though women have made substantial labor market gains in both participation and earnings, gender inequality persists …
The importance of strong “personal touch” relationships in housing services
To learn why the San Diego Housing Commission’s Achievement Academy – a suite of workforce development programs – is effective in supporting families receiving Section 8 vouchers, we continue conducting interviews in our longitudinal data collection with Achievement Academy families. Our conversations have put a spotlight on a key factor: a strong personal touch. The Section 8 recipients highly value the intensive, personal, positive interactions they have with Achievement Academy staff, and almost all of them point to positive outcomes that come from the personal investment of their “caseworkers”.
Nearly all CA cities fail to build enough homes to meet demand
KPCC-FM’s “Take Two” interviewed Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on why communities often do not meet new housing goals.
Complications and Contradictions in a Changing Neighborhood
The corridor of gleaming high rises along Vancouver and Williams Avenues is a marked change from the early 2000s. When the Housing Authority of Portland (now known as Home Forward) applied for HOPE VI funds for the old Iris Court development, it was known as a rough area. Residents who lived there, or who knew of it by reputation …