A Blueprint for Creating a Housing Affordability Study
Abstract
This article presents a simple, cost-free how-to guide for creating a multiperspective housing affordability report for any U.S. metropolitan area. It provides direct data sources, detailed calculations, and illustrative examples and demonstrates how the analysis can be repeated over time and/or across regions to provide temporal and spatial context. Intended for individual researchers and real estate centers alike, this article is a practical resource for producing a data-driven report that can help foster informed discussions and guide policy decisions on this critical issue.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Housing Market and Economics
Housing
Finance
and Neoliberalism
Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 4 February 2026
- Language
- EN