All Metrotrends Commentary
Most recent listed first
Immigration reform and the path to prosperity
Maria Enchautegui (Dec 2013)
Urban policy on a supra-metro scale
Henry Cisneros (Sep 2013)
Race and Local Government
Todd Gardner (Aug 2013)
Rental housing is still out of reach for many
Megan Bolton (Jun 2013)
Metropolitan Segregation since 1970
Sophie Litschwartz (Apr 2013)
Latino Immigrant Earnings
Maria Enchautegui (Jan 2013)
2012 Q4 Zillow Commentary: Home Values and Home Ownership Rates
Claudia Sharygin (Nov 2012)
Preventable Chronic Disease
Timothy Waidmann (Oct 2012)
Concentrations of Project-based Housing
G. Thomas Kingsley (Oct 2012)
Brookings MetroMonitor
Siddharth Kulkarni (Sep 2012)
Metropolitan Income Inequality
Gregory Acs (Sep 2012)
Employment Recession and Recovery
Erica E. Meade (Aug 2012)
MetroMonitor: Unemployment Fell in 90 of the Top 100 Metro Areas in Q1 2012
The Urban Institute (Jul 2012)
Exurban Population Growth
Todd Gardner (Jul 2012)
Renting in America
Megan Bolton (Jun 2012)
Minority Communities
Erica E. Meade (Jun 2012)
Tracking Serious Delinquencies
Rob Pitingolo (May 2012)
Metropolitan Home Price Declines
The Urban Institute (Apr 2012)
MetroMonitor: The Pace of Economic Recovery Shows Signs of Picking Up In Most of the Top 100 Metros
Howard Wial (Mar 2012)
Ranking Metros' Housing Affordability
Robert I. Lerman (Feb 2012)
Serious Delinquency Rates - 100 Largest Metro Areas, June 2011
Leah Hendey, Rob Pitingolo (Jan 2012)
Brookings MetroMonitor: Wage Growth in Financial Services (2011 Q3)
Howard Wial, Richard Shearer (Dec 2011)
Prospects for Latino Integration in the Aftermath of the Housing Crisis and Economic Recession
Molly Scott (Dec 2011)
Exurbia in 2000
Todd Gardner (Nov 2011)
Disconnected and Losing Ground: Race, Region, Education, and the Recession
Marla McDaniel (Nov 2011)
Children's Services at Public Libraries: A Port in the Storm
Deanne Swan, Carlos Manjarrez (Oct 2011)
Brookings MetroMonitor: Job Loss and Recovery Over the Last 14 Quarters (2011 Q2)
Howard Wial, Richard Shearer (Sep 2011)
Metros Vary Widely in Household Use of High-Cost Alternative Credit Products
Gregory B. Mills, William Monson (Sep 2011)
Broad Improvements Mask Stark Differences in Metropolitan Racial Segregation
Margery Austin Turner, Zachary McDade (Aug 2011)
Brookings MetroMonitor: Buffer Effect of Government Jobs (2011 Q1)
Howard Wial (Jul 2011)
Immigration Brings Diversity to Neighborhoods Where African Americans Live
Margery Austin Turner, Zachary McDade (Jun 2011)
Can the Recession Bring an Age of Improving Expectations for Affordable Housing?
Danilo Pelletiere (May 2011)
Sunbelt Metros Continue to Outpace Others in Serious Mortgage Delinquency Rate
Leah Hendey, Rob Pitingolo (May 2011)
Neighborhood Diversity
Margery Austin Turner, Zachary McDade (Apr 2011)
In Stormy Economy, Cultural Vitality Faces Mixed Forecast
Maria Rosario Jackson (Apr 2011)
Children of Immigrants
Karina Fortuny (Apr 2011)
Brookings MetroMonitor: Employment Recovery (2010 Q4)
Howard Wial, Richard Shearer (Mar 2011)
Double Trouble Revisited: Worst-off Metros See Little Progress
G. Thomas Kingsley, Robert I. Lerman (Feb 2011)
Brookings MetroMonitor: Economy Still Sluggish in Most Major Metros (2010 Q3)
Howard Wial (Dec 2010)
Challenging the Conventional Wisdom
Meagan Cahill (Oct 2010)
Mortgages at Risk Increasing Everywhere
G. Thomas Kingsley, Chris Walker (Sep 2010)
Guest Commentary: Putting Affordable Housing Within Reach (NLIHC)
Danilo Pelletiere, Megan DeCrappeo (Sep 2010)
Graying of Metropolitan America
Barbara Butrica (Aug 2010)
Jobs Disappearing in Minority and Immigrant Communities
Margaret Simms, Karina Fortuny (Jun 2010)
Benefits and Challenges of Health Reform Will Vary Across Metros
Genevieve M. Kenney, Samantha Phong (May 2010)
Metro Areas Suffering the Worst Housing Shocks Also Lose the Most Jobs
G. Thomas Kingsley, Robert I. Lerman (Feb 2010)
Despite the Drop in House Prices, Affordability Problems Persist
Harry Holzer, Margery Austin Turner (Feb 2010)
Immigration Brings Diversity to More of Metro America
Ajay Chaudry, Margaret Simms (Feb 2010)
Mismatch Between Local Resources Today and Investment Needs for the Nation's Future
Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, Olivia Golden, Robin Harwood (Feb 2010)
Investor-Owners Muddling the Mortgage Market
Kathryn L.S. Pettit, Kim Rueben (Feb 2010)
