Edward Seiler Author Archives

Economic Research Report: Estimating the Local Economic Impacts of Building Affordable Housing

8 min read

According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s influential 2019 Gap report, the nation’s lowest-income households face a shortage of over seven million affordable and available rental homes.

Senior Housing Economic Research Report: Spending Patterns of Older Americans

7 min read

America is aging. So much so, that by 2035 one-third of U.S. households will be headed by someone 65 or older, and 16 million households by someone 80 or older.

Economic Research Report: Determining Rents in Mixed-Income Properties

5 min read

Mixed-income development is of increasing importance in the affordable housing industry.

Housing Affordability Includes Commuting Costs

& 6 min read

Rental-housing affordability is a serious issue for many essential moderate-income (“workforce”) workers – especially in more affluent population centers.

Why Income Averaging Matters

7 min read

If you’ve attended an affordable housing conference in the past few months, much of the conversation has likely centered around income averaging.

Measuring Moderate-Income Affordability

8 min read

California incomes have been booming, especially in the high-tech sector. The state now has the fifth largest economy in the world.