,Stretched Thin: The Impact of Rising Housing Expenses on America's Owners and Renters

Stretched Thin: The Impact of Rising Housing Expenses on America's Owners and Renters


 

Publication Date: October 2008

Publisher: Center for Housing Policy (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Maya Brennan; Barbara J. Lipman

Research Area: Banking and finance; Social conditions

Keywords: housing expenses; mortgages

Type: Report

Abstract:

Maya Brennan serves as a research associate for the Center for Housing Policy. Barbara J. Lipman is the research director for the Center for Housing Policy. This study examines change in a wide variety of housing expenses from 1996 to 2006, revealing that increases in mortgages and rents aren't the only reason why Americans may be feeling "Stretched Thin."