October 30, 2026
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
Friday, October 30, 2026, 12:15 p.m.
The number of cost-burdened homeowners has grown in recent years but estimates likely understate the severity of the problem because they overlook sharp increases in what homeowners spend to maintain their homes and replace aging structural elements and equipment.
Alexander Hermann will discuss a new working paper that fills this gap, estimating how much homeowners spend on repairs and replacements, how much these costs raise their housing cost burdens, and how burdens vary across household and housing types.
