PIPE* Workshop: Clayton Nall
Clayton Nall, Assistant Professor of Political Science at University of California Santa Barbara, will present his research. Please check back for more details.
What the pandemic taught us about the homeless — and what we shouldn’t forget
Op-ed on homeless and the pandemic published in The Hill, co-authored by Anthony Orlando, USC Bedrosian Center affiliate. California has procured more than 15,000 rooms and housed over 14,000 people — faster progress than we have ever seen in such a short time span. All it took was a public Read more…
Dead deals, slashed prices: Coronavirus drags down Southern California home sales
Richard Green was quoted in a piece by the LA Times on housing prices in Southern Califoria amidst the pandemic.
Economy And Housing Check-In: Southern CA Ahead Of Spring Selling Season
KPCC-FM “AirTalk” interviewed Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate on the state of the Southern California housing market and what housing experts expect to happen in the spring.
A $1,800 apartment became a $3,300 corporate rental. Is that bad for housing?
Los Angeles Times quoted Richard Green of the USC Price School on if extended-stay apartments are hurting the housing market overall. But Green argued the correct policy response isn’t to crack down on the practice, but to allow more housing to be built in the first place. That way, different living arrangements can Read more…
Home sales plunge in Southern California to lowest level since 2007, as prices inch up
Los Angeles Times quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center about declining housing prices in Southern California. Richard Green, director of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, has said prices could fall 5% to 10% over the next two years. The Realtors group predicts prices across the state will be essentially Read more…
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. And not paying principal during the initial interest-only period just makes the amortization period of the loan shorter, said Richard K. Green, a professor of real estate at the University of Read more…
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 Read more…
Efforts to build housing around transit threaten to price out those most dependent on bus and rail
The San Diego Union-Tribune cited research by Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on the number of housing units needed to lower the cost of housing in California.
Why have LA rental prices stopped rising?
Curbed LAquoted Richard Greenof 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 Read more…
People in Transit-Rich Neighborhoods Don’t Spend Less on Transportation
The Atlantic’s “City Lab” quoted Lisa Schweitzer of the USC Price School about the practicali
SoCal housing prices reach all-time high
KPCC-FM’s “Take Two” interviewed Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center about the rising cost of housing in Southern California.
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.
Controversial $1-billion Hollywood high-rise project relaunched by developer
Los Angeles Times quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on how building dense housing around public transportation hubs is good city planning.
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
Is There Hope for California’s Housing Crisis?
U.S. News & World Report quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center about California’s ongoing housing crisis.
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
by Shawn Flanigan 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 Read more…
Complications and Contradictions in a Changing Neighborhood
by Lisa Bates Across the street from Humboldt Gardens is a small apartment complex for families with a parent in recovery from substance or alcohol addiction, and the office where residents meet with their Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) caseworkers. There’s a Salvation Army and a Head Start nearby, Read more…
State of Affairs: London Breed’s biggest challenges, CA, FCC showdown looms
KPCC-FM’s “Take Two” interviewed Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School about a proposal to keep net neutrality regulations alive in California and Gov. Jerry Brown’s issues with the congressional tax reform bill. Today on State of Affairs: Acting mayor London Breed takes over in San Francisco after the sudden death of Read more…
The benefits of partnering with local universities
By Dr. Shawn Flanigan Recently, as part of my interdisciplinary freshman Honors course at San Diego State University titled “Housing, Home, and Homeland,” I had my twenty-six students spend several weeks reading and discussing Matthew Desmond’s renowned book Evicted, and then gave them an assignment to code an interview from Access Read more…