Harvard Report: Millions of Households On the Brink of Eviction or Foreclosure

 

Even as the US economy continues to recover, the inequalities amplified by the pandemic remain front and center. 

Households that weathered the crisis without financial distress are snapping up the limited supply of homes for sale, pushing up prices, and further excluding less affluent buyers from homeownership. 

At the same time, millions of households that lost income are behind on their housing payments and on the brink of eviction or foreclosure. 

The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies released its 2021 State of the Nation's Housing Report today. Click to download the report.