Housing-Related Financial Distress During the Pandemic
Research Institute for Housing America Special Report 2020
34 Pages Posted: 20 Sep 2020 Last revised: 26 Aug 2021
Date Written: September 17, 2020
Abstract
This report provides evidence on the rent, mortgage, and student loan payment patterns from the second quarter of 2020, using innovative new household survey data from the Understanding America Survey (UAS), an internet panel survey of over 8,000 households fielded every two weeks and specially tailored to study the impact of the coronavirus. It provides close to real-time economic data on the rapidly evolving financial consequences of the pandemic.
Keywords: Housing, Student Loans, COVID-19
JEL Classification: R2, R3, D1
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