Journal Article
Upfront: New from the Richmond Fed's Regional Matters Blog
Mullen, Katrina (2022-07)
Econ Focus , Volume 22 , Issue 3Q , Pages 2

Journal Article
Boosting the Supply of Rural Rental Housing
Sablik, Timothy (2023-12)
The housing market has emerged as one of the sectors of the economy where post-pandemic price pressures are most visible. The combination of a long-running slump in new construction following the Great Recession and the huge shocks to supply and demand stemming from the COVID-19 lockdowns have contributed to growing housing affordability challenges across the country. In the span of just two years, from June 2020 to June 2022, the S&P/ Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index increased by nearly 40 percent. The cost of the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has also increased at a fast ...
Econ Focus , Volume 4Q , Issue 23 , Pages 14-17

Speech
How Do Small Towns Grow?
Barkin, Tom (2025-05-20)
In the last few years, we’ve come across a number of small towns that appear to be turning things around — that have gone from losing residents to growing.The places that have started growing are mostly exurbs or near natural or well-crafted amenities. They’re building worker housing, investing in skill-building, and supporting workers’ whole-life needs.Now-growing counties didn’t begin their growth journeys in 2020. Their momentum started earlier. In time, with the right conditions, momentum starts showing up in the data.
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