Increasingly, income is not keeping up with the rising costs of housing. The impact this is having on the region is one of the findings to be discussed during a free webinar hosted by Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
The institute’s 2026 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston, now in its seventh year, will be released June 16.
The webinar will take place from 10-11 a.m. The report offers a comprehensive look at regional affordability, moving beyond home prices to examine rental and homeownership trends, demographic shifts and the growing burden of insurance costs. The report highlights where needs are greatest and where strategic solutions can have the most impact.
Panelists for the event include:
- Amy Connolly, City of Houston Housing and Community Development
- Tory Gunsolley, Harris County Housing and Community Development
- Julia Orduna, Texas Housers
- Courtney Johnson Rose, George E. Johnson Properties
The report will be available for download at 6 a.m. June 16 by clicking here.
To register for the webinar, visit https://kinder.rice.edu/event/webinar-2026-state-housing-harris-county-and-houston
An embargoed copy of the report and advance interviews are available to journalists upon request.
Media interested in covering the event or interviewing Kinder Institute researchers can contact media relations specialist Kat Cosley Trigg at 713-348-6781 or kat.cosley.trigg@rice.edu or Kinder Institute public relations associate director Kese Smith at 832-451-8552 or kese.smith@rice.edu.