Home prices and rent appreciation have exceeded income growth since the turn of the 21st century. This has created economic obstacles for many American households, especially for low- and moderate-income renters living in cities with recent employment growth but significant housing supply constraints.
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MBA RIHA Study Shows Progress, but 5 Million Renters, Homeowners Missed December Payments
Five million households did not make their rent or mortgage payments in December, and 2.3 million renters and 1.2 million mortgagors believe they are at risk of eviction or foreclosure or would be forced to move in the next 30 days, according to fourth-quarter research by the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Research Institute for Housing America.

RIHA Study: More than 6 Million Renters and Homeowners and 26 Million Student Debt Borrowers Missed September Payment
More than six million households did not make their rent or mortgage payments, and 26 million individuals missed their student loan payment in September, according to third quarter research released by the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Research Institute for Housing America.

MBA Chart of the Week, Sept. 25, 2020–Missed Rent Payments
On September 17, the Research Institute for Housing America, MBA’s think tank, released a special report on housing-related financial distress during the second quarter – the first three months of the pandemic in the U.S.

RIHA Study: COVID-19’s Impact on Jobs, Ability to Make Housing, Student Debt Payments
During the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 11 million households fell behind on their rent or mortgage payments and 30 million individuals missed at least one student loan payment, according to new research released Sept. 17 by the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Research Institute for Housing America.