@WSJ reports that some families are moving away from #529 college savings plans in favor of flexibility amid uncertainty
As @Wharton's @susanwachter notes, the value of a 4 year degree is now in question.
https://t.co/pdYjH3867r
In @whartonknows, Penn IUR's @susanwachter argues affordability is the core issue in the U.S. housing market despite a resilient mortgage system.
Stability ≠ access. A decade of underbuilding continues to lock out first-time buyers.
🔗 https://t.co/R0w2eY3Xot
Mortgage rates briefly dipped below 6%—then came global conflict. In @Marketplace, Penn IUR's @susanwachter (@Wharton) explains how rising rates (now above 6.5%) are already cooling the spring housing market
🎧 https://t.co/YvWdIGQ5Ru
#HousingMarket#Economy#PennIUR
What does 2026 hold for real estate?
Despite the rise of AI and persisting commercial vacancies, in-person work will help local economies recover, @Wharton's @Susan_Wachter said on our This Week in Business podcast's faculty predictions series.
🎙️: https://t.co/XJ1S3QonaU
New Call for Papers on Demographic Dynamics and Housing Affordability for a special issue of Housing Studies edited by @ArthurAcolin, Kwan Ok Lee, @DesenLin, and @SusanWachter. Submissions due Feb 1, 2026. Details: https://t.co/P56okxYgLo
Penn IUR’s @susanwachter of @Wharton explains in @TheAtlantic:
Rent drops are concentrated in overbuilt markets, not driven by demographic shocks. Housing supply trends remain the key factor.
https://t.co/rlwOukZDwK
AI is reshaping the housing market in two directions. Penn IUR’s @susanwachter of @Wharton tells @Bloomberg that AI-driven job uncertainty is fueling buyer resistance even as AI spending boosts keep prices rising. A textbook K-shaped effect. https://t.co/81Ys83E2Ey
A 50-year mortgage might lower monthly payments, but at what cost?
On @NPR, Penn IUR Co-Director @susanwachter warns: “It’s not a good substitute for a 30-year mortgage… you’re not building up wealth.”
🎧 Listen: https://t.co/sidVUzjNsB
#HousingAffordability#PennIUR
The housing market is split: repeat buyers with equity on one side and first-time buyers priced out on the other.
Penn IUR Co-Director @susanwachter tells @Marketplace lower mortgage rates and more entry-level homes are needed.
🔗 https://t.co/dHR69ho2l5
#AffordableHousing
President Trump urged Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac to “get homebuilders going,” citing 2M empty lots.
@Wharton’s @susanwachter, Co-Director of @PennIUR, told @MarketDomination most lots aren’t build-ready due to local regulatory barriers.
https://t.co/cIQ9L9OCgX
#HousingPolicy
@upenn announces that Penn IUR has received a $10M gift to strengthen urban research!
The endowed funds will support positions to advance research on housing, fiscal stability & climate resilience
https://t.co/CHE8yDhIGp
#UrbanResearch#PennIUR#SustainableCities
U.S. home sales rose 2% in July, but affordability remains near historic lows.
Penn IUR's @SusanWachter (#Wharton) tells @Marketplace: there’s only a “slight — but I have to underline slight — improvement.”
https://t.co/LZPSSN3PuC
#HousingMarket#RealEstate#PennIUR
📰 Last month, Penn IUR Co-director @Susan_Wachter in collaboration with @VolckerAlliance held a special briefing: "Big Cities, Big Challenges." 🌆 Read more about the event's takeaways here: https://t.co/f4qilVewyJ
🏘️ “We may by spring see a significant decrease in inflation, which at least would have the effect of slowing down the inexorable rate rises,” says Sussman Professor of Real Estate and Finance @Susan_Wachter. Read about New Year market expectations here:
https://t.co/BZgW0T1XXA
What’s next for state budgets? Join us May 8 at 11AM ET for Special Briefing: The Big Squeeze with @WGlasgall, @susanwachter & experts from @GFOA, @nasbo, @NACoTweets on new pressures facing state & local finances.
Register: https://t.co/PiR9L7rbps
#PublicFinance