Housing Focus

Experts at the Kansas City Fed have developed a collection of research and resources exploring the impact of housing markets and real estate trends on the economy.

Keeping a pulse on housings markets and real estate trends is critical to understanding both the local and national economy. Because housing is an essential sector, it's an important indicator for consumer spending and confidence.

The Kansas City Fed monitors housing markets through the work of experts and economists. Below, you’ll find an archive of the Bank’s latest research and resources related to housing.

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Unpacking the capital stack: What developers told us about creating affordable places to live In market rate development, the Jenga pieces are all the same size. Affordable housing is the version of the game where the pieces are different sizes and some can't be used together at all. Community Connections Community Development Housing	Rachael Surmick Expandable Row	May 27, 2026 Expandable Row	Web Page Expandable Row
From factory floors to economic policy: How Denver businesses help inform the Federal Reserve Real economic insight starts on the ground. In Denver, the Kansas City Fed is listening to businesses and communities to better understand housing, innovation, and regional economic trends. Community Outreach Ten Magazine Colorado Housing	Expandable Row	March 30, 2026 Expandable Row	Web Page Expandable Row
Colorado’s Distinct Trends in Affordable Housing Development Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) are among the most common financing tools for the development of affordable housing units. Over the past 15 years, the development of LIHTC-funded housing units decelerated nationwide but accelerated in Colorado. Colorado Housing Rocky Mountain Economist	Nicholas Sly David Rodziewicz Juan David Munoz Henao Expandable Row	February 25, 2026 Expandable Row	Web Page Expandable Row
Surmick a jack of all trades and master of one: affordable housing Community Connections interviews Rachael Surmick, a community development advisor in the Research, Regional and Community Affairs Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Surmick lives in Lincoln and works out of the Omaha branch. She joined the Bank in October 2023 after more than a decade in community development work. Her family background inspired her passion for affordable housing. Community Connections Community Development Housing Nebraska	Jennifer Wilding Expandable Row	January 23, 2025 Expandable Row	Web Page Expandable Row
First-Time Homeownership Became Less Affordable Across Most of the United States in Recent Years New homeownership became less affordable across much of the United States over the last five years. Swiftly rising house prices and higher borrowing costs have not been fully offset by wage gains, making homeownership less affordable in both metropolitan and rural areas. Although new homeownership is less affordable than in years past, slower housing price gains and steadily rising wages may offer some reprieve for housing affordability in the coming year. Housing Economic Geography Economic Bulletin	Chase Farha John McCoy David Rodziewicz Expandable Row	January 15, 2025 Expandable Row	Web Page Full Text Expandable Row
Oklahoma’s housing future: Insights from the 2024 Oklahoma Statewide Housing Needs Assessment No Description Provided. Community Connections Community Development Housing Oklahoma	Steve Shepelwich Expandable Row	November 13, 2024 Expandable Row	Web Page Expandable Row
Affordable housing leaders share challenges, successes during CDAC meeting in Omaha At its October meeting, the Kansas City Fed Community Development Advisory Council heard from a panel of local housing experts and toured a new Habitat for Humanity of Omaha development in northwest Omaha. Community Connections Community Development Housing Nebraska Omaha Branch	Rachael Surmick Expandable Row	November 13, 2024 Expandable Row	Web Page Expandable Row
Denver new construction offers a lesson in affordable housing financing Blending multiple streams of funding can bring an affordable housing project to fruition. In Denver, Mercy Housing built The Rose on Colfax, with 82 affordable housing units, a commercial childcare facility and wraparound services...during a pandemic and fluctuating prices. Learn how they did it. Community Connections Community Development Community Community Development Investments Housing	Ariel Cisneros Expandable Row	November 12, 2024 Expandable Row	Web Page Expandable Row
Ask an Economist: Housing services prices Jordan Rappaport explains why the pace of the decline in U.S. housing services inflation bears watching. Ask an Economist Ten Magazine Housing Trends Housing Inflation	Expandable Row	November 5, 2024 Expandable Row	Web Page Expandable Row
Hundreds of Kansans tackle the state’s growing need for housing No Description Provided. Community Connections Community Development Housing	Rachael Surmick Expandable Row	September 4, 2024 Expandable Row	Web Page Expandable Row

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Unpacking the capital stack: What developers told us about creating affordable places to live

From factory floors to economic policy: How Denver businesses help inform the Federal Reserve

Colorado’s Distinct Trends in Affordable Housing Development

Surmick a jack of all trades and master of one: affordable housing

First-Time Homeownership Became Less Affordable Across Most of the United States in Recent Years

Oklahoma’s housing future: Insights from the 2024 Oklahoma Statewide Housing Needs Assessment

Affordable housing leaders share challenges, successes during CDAC meeting in Omaha

Denver new construction offers a lesson in affordable housing financing

Ask an Economist: Housing services prices

Hundreds of Kansans tackle the state’s growing need for housing