Sharon Cornelissen

Congratulations, big step! Excited to learn more about it 🙌

Really great to see our report on “Mortgage Deserts” quoted in the Atlantic, one of my favorite reads! 💙🙌 #housingpolicy

During his #SOTU, Trump said “the roaring economy is roaring like never before.” But the data tell a far more complicated and concerning story.

CFA’s State of the #Economy examines the real financial conditions facing American households.
#AffordabilityCrisis #FoodPolicy

great group!

CFA’s State of the Economy 2026 · Consumer Federation of America Ahead of the President’s State of the Union Address, it is essential to present the economic facts clearly and transparently. CFA’s State of the Economy examines the real financial conditions facing A...

Ahead of the President’s #SOTU Address, it is essential to present the economic #Facts clearly and transparently.

CFA’s State of the #Economy examines the real financial conditions facing American households at this critical moment. #AffordabilityCrisis

Thank you Matt, and it was such a fun experience to see our books (set in completely different eras and on different continents) be put into conversation!

BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, Gentrification in Detroit and London Failed gentrification in Detroit and the human cost of urban redevelopment in 1920s London

What do learn if a city’s future is not defined by rapid change, but by who leaves and who stays? Listen back to me in conversation with Laura Taylor and @tricksterprince.bsky.social on BBC radio, on atypical gentrification: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

We need safe, strong, independent regulators advocating on behalf of the American people. @sjccorn.bsky.social @repnikema.bsky.social

#FHFA
#CFPB

Congratulations, very exciting!

Grateful to return to NYU and IPK. It was amazing to see so many familiar faces in the audience (in an overflowing room!) and to be a part of public sociology long championed by @ericklinenberg.bsky.social!

"The Last House on the Block" (published
@uchicagopress.bsky.social) by Sharon Cornelissen (@sjccorn.bsky.social) is the topic of the Institute for Public Knowledge's (@ipk.bsky.social ) book event this evening at 5:30pm.

We will be handling book sales during the event tonight.

Join IPK on February 2 for a book talk with @sjccorn.bsky.social. She will discuss her new book The Last House on the Block: Black Homeowners, White Homesteaders, and Failed Gentrification in Detroit with @tomsugrue.bsky.social and Iddo Tavory.

ipk.nyu.edu/events/16279/

We are #HIRING! CFA seeks a full-time Director of Competition and Market Fairness. More information / apply here: consumerfed.org/careers/

Join IPK on February 2 for a book talk with @sjccorn.bsky.social. She will discuss her new book The Last House on the Block: Black Homeowners, White Homesteaders, and Failed Gentrification in Detroit with @tomsugrue.bsky.social and Iddo Tavory.

ipk.nyu.edu/events/16279/

The Last House on the Block: Black Homeowners, White Homesteaders, and Failed Gentrification in Detroit Gentrification is not inevitable, reveals Sharon Cornelissen, in this surprising, close look at the Detroit neighborhood of Brightmoor and the harsh reality of depopulation and urban decline. In the m...

Join us for a conversation at Princeton University, Wednesday February 4, from noon to 1.30PM (at the School of Architecture). Free and open to the public: arc-hum.princeton.edu/events/last-...

See "The Last House on the Block" in New York City, at the Institute for Public Knowledge (Cooper Square), Monday Feb 2, 5.30PM. RSVP here: ipk.nyu.edu/events/16279/

Come join me in conversation about #housing, #gentrification, and #Detroit in NYC and @princeton.edu, NJ in early Feb -- I have two book events come up for "The Last House on the Block." What can Detroit teach us about gentrification and housing struggles in NJ or NYC? 🧵

As Trump Pushes Housing Affordability, His Mortgage Chief Undermines It

“Every single action seems small, but it’s a brick that’s being removed from a wall, and it starts to crumble who can still get a #mortgage,” - @sjccorn.bsky.social

The actions, taken as a whole, will raise costs for people who can least afford to pay. @nytimes.com

WSJ editorial board is done with Pulte at #FHFA too, writing dryly: "Firing Mr. Pulte before he can cause any more embarrassment would also help." Let's get a #housing regulator that will actually promote affordability rather than politicize insitutions and rock markets.

A Loan Program in Need of Repairs: The Unmet Promise of FHA 203(k) Renovation Loans · Consumer Federation of America The Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) 203(k) renovation mortgage – a loan that allows homebuyers to buy fixer-upper properties – has fallen by 77 percent over the past decade. Drawing on2024 Home...

“Buying a fixer-upper has become out of reach for most first-time #homebuyers, partly because of a lack of good #mortgage options." @sjccorn.bsky.social

Learn more in our latest report. #FHA

Mortgage Deserts: Mapping Which Rural and Urban Communities Remain Left Behind by Mortgage Finance · Consumer Federation of America Without access to mortgages, homeownership would be out of reach for most people. Yet, mortgage deserts exist throughout the country and are most often located in rural and urban disinvested communiti...

Also check out CFA’s recent report on mortgage deserts: consumerfed.org/reports/mort...

While comprising a small fraction of homebuyers nation-wide, institutional investors have turned some neighborhoods (think suburban Atlanta) into "mortgage deserts" and limited #homeownership opportunities. It's long overdue to limit private equity's incursion into housing.

The Metro: Why cities should focus on depopulation, not gentrification - WDET 101.9 FM Sharon Cornelissen is the author of “The Last House on the Block: Black Homeowners, White Homesteaders, and Failed Gentrification in Detroit.”

looking to teach “The Last House on the Block” as part of your Spring #urbanpolicy or #ethnography #syllabus? Check out this WDET 30 min podcast, for a conversation about what #gentrification means and why we don’t talk enough about #depopulation: wdet.org/2025/12/09/t...

Please share with your talented undergraduates looking for employment in 2026! We are hiring a research assistant to join our Climate and Communities team at Urban. They will be a core contributor to numerous impact-oriented research projects and work with an incredible group of colleagues:

Do you know the history of #redlining in #homeinsurance? How are insurance companies excluding communities today? Read more in our new blog 👇

The Last House on the Block Gentrification is not inevitable, reveals Sharon Cornelissen, in this surprising, close look at the Detroit neighborhood of Brightmoor and the harsh reality of depopulation and urban decline.  In the ...

more info here: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

setting up your holiday #readinglist? Don’t forget “The Last House on the Block” — an #ethnography of urban decline and gentrification in Brightmoor, #Detroit!

At NCST's annual #Homeownership Policy Symposium, @sjccorn.bsky.social shared findings from CFA’s Penalized report, including that #Insurance companies charge the typical #homeowner almost $2,000 a year more, just for having a lower #CreditScore

Report Here⤵️
consumerfed.org/reports/pena...

thanks for the spotlight! 🤗

Join @jonathantarleton.bsky.social at @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social in DC tonight at 7 for a conversation with @sjccorn.bsky.social (THE LAST HOUSE ON THE BLOCK, @uchicagopress.bsky.social). It's our Spotlight Event! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/sha... #booksky