Peyton Whitney
@pjwhit.bsky.social
Enthusiastic about housing issues, dogs, podcasts, public transit. Trying my best to be kind to every kind.
So happy to see this new paper with my colleague @aherm.bsky.social out there! We examine pandemic-era rural home price trends, finding that home prices grew rapidly across rural counties but appreciated fastest in vacation areas. In the paper we explore what was behind this phenomenon. 🧵
A new paper finds that home prices in rural areas increased 36.1% between 2020-2023, but in counties with a high share of vacation and second homes, prices rose even faster at 46.8%. @aherm.bsky.social @pjwhit.bsky.social
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
Home Prices Have Risen Rapidly in Rural Vacation Areas
www.jchs.harvard.edu
December 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
So happy to see this new paper with my colleague @aherm.bsky.social out there! We examine pandemic-era rural home price trends, finding that home prices grew rapidly across rural counties but appreciated fastest in vacation areas. In the paper we explore what was behind this phenomenon. 🧵
Reposted by Peyton Whitney
A new paper finds that home prices in rural areas increased 36.1% between 2020-2023, but in counties with a high share of vacation and second homes, prices rose even faster at 46.8%. @aherm.bsky.social @pjwhit.bsky.social
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
Home Prices Have Risen Rapidly in Rural Vacation Areas
www.jchs.harvard.edu
December 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A new paper finds that home prices in rural areas increased 36.1% between 2020-2023, but in counties with a high share of vacation and second homes, prices rose even faster at 46.8%. @aherm.bsky.social @pjwhit.bsky.social
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...