7 takeaways from Harvard’s 2026 state of housing report

7 takeaways from Harvard’s 2026 state of housing report

“Construction is down, home sales are flat and cost burdens are up,” the lead author of the annual Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies report said.

Report: Household Formation Slows; States Pump Billions Into Housing Crisis

Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) released its State of the Nation’s Housing Report 2026 on June 17 and revealed a market where activity remains restrained, demand is weakening and high costs are sidelining many would-be buyers and renters, even as new construction slowly chips away at supply shortfalls.  In a livestreamed event the… The post Report: Household Formation Slows; States Pump Billions Into Housing Crisis appeared fir…

Massachusetts Just Got an “F” on Housing. Here’s What That Actually Means.

The News First A new edition of a national state-by-state housing report card is out, and Massachusetts did not just fail—it nearly finished last. The report grades all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., on a 100-point scale split evenly between two things: how affordable homes are for the people who actually live there, and how…