Austin’s surge of new housing construction drove down rents(pew.org)

743 points by matthest 7 months ago | 900 comments

Pew article analyzing how Austin added 120,000 homes from 2015 to 2024 amid policy reforms, and how that construction surge lowered rents.

Most in U.S. (57%) prefer big houses, even if amenities farther away(pewresearch.org)

23 points by 1270018080 3 years ago | 43 comments

Homes “unaffordable” in 99% of nation for average American(cbsnews.com)

41 points by paulpauper 3 years ago | 47 comments

How does the US use water?(construction-physics.com)

224 points by juliangamble 1 year ago | 168 comments

San Francisco’s rent prices have never returned to pre-2020 levels(sfchronicle.com)

156 points by apsec112 2 years ago | 194 comments

U.S. has world’s highest rate of children living in single-parent households (2019)(pewresearch.org)

32 points by atlasunshrugged 3 years ago | 12 comments