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Inspired by the excellent TheUpshot piece by Emily Badger and Francesca Paris: the percentage of adults living in the same house as a year ago by whether the housing unit is owned or rented, from 1976 to 2023 (using CPS ASEC data via IPUMS).

This picture is paralyzing for the housing market. The problem today isn't just that rates are at 7 percent. It's that the average homeowner with a mortgage has a rate three points lower -- an enormous disincentive to sell.

Emily Badger Eric Budd he deleted the tweet but :chefkiss:

Emily Badger European streets at night vs American streets at night:

The New York Times As previously noted, “people having” is an ungrammatically fused participle that should read “people’s having,” and “a F.H.F.A. economist” is an error for “an F.H.F.A. economist,” because F.H.F.A., as spoken, begins with a vowel. Emily Badger Frankie Paris

Emily Badger This could be due to the trends in having large vehicles. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Before the pandemic, few mortgage holders ever held fixed rates a full point or lower than what they could get on a new loan.

By Q4 2023, nearly 70% of U.S. mortgage holders were locked in *three points or more* below what the market was offering.

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The New York Times “people having” is an ungrammatically fused participle that should read “people’s having.” “a F.H.F.A. economist” should be “an F.H.F.A. economist.” Emily Badger Frankie Paris

Emily Badger According to CDC death data, both motor vehicle accident deaths and homicide deaths both soared during both the Ferguson Effect and the Floyd Effect, especially among People of Color.

Heckuva job, Black Lives Matter!

Emily Badger I would guess that brighter and higher aimed headlights of SUVs blinding drivers coming the opposite direction has some affect. The SUV may have slowed or stopped for a Ped, but oncoming traffic can't see the Ped (regardless of clothing) because headlights 'washout' vision.

Emily Badger Americans also simply drive way more than other developed countries, which acts as a multiplier for all of the issues (distraction, larger cars, etc.) discussed in the article

So thankful for the insightful visit from Emily Badger for sharing with Weitzman Planning and PennMUSA students what it takes to create those visually appealing The Upshot articles we all love.

Claire Cain Miller Emma G. Fitzsimmons Alicia Parlapiano Margot Sanger-Katz Emily Badger Yes and it was all so unnecessary which makes it all the more sad...

Shred the zoning rules, not the developers.

Here's an example of how one land use dominates cities (from 2019 Emily Badger The Upshot project)

Gray Kimbrough Emily Badger IPUMS Marshall Steinbaum 🔥 you talked rent control and mortgages in the past, figured this stat / chart may be fun next time one mentions it.

Looking for top morning reading with coffee or a commute? Mortgage rate lock-in tops the U.S Economy section in The New York Times app. The article by Emily Badger features aggregate #data and current #realestate topics we explore in our FHFA staff working paper.
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Emily Badger The switch from HPS to LED for streetlights. The highly focused light from LED streetlights only illuminate the road and not the surrounding areas. The ambient light from HPS was enough in my backyard for me to sort the trash, now I need a headlamp to do it, am I the only one?