Housing
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Electrification for Health is a new Stanford program that aims to accelerate the transition to safer, cleaner electric appliances to protect human health today and support sustainable energy for the future.
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New Stanford research finds California homeowners insurance premiums up 84% since 2020, with FAIR Plan enrollment nearly tripling — from under 2% to 5% of homes — as the insurance crisis spreads beyond fire country into the broader housing market.
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A study of guaranteed income to low-income households in the Southern California city of Compton finds that direct cash payments with no strings attached can lower household spending, with the extra money likely used to pay down debt.
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The majority of people in the United States support affordable housing, but attitudes often shift when local developments are proposed. Stanford researchers have found that negative emotional associations with the idea of affordable housing, as well as racist beliefs, contribute significantly to neighborhood-level opposition.
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Analysis of sales data and flood risk data over two decades indicates that housing markets fail to fully account for information about flood risk. The findings suggest that policies to improve risk communication could influence market outcomes.
