Listing of Housing Research Repository Articles Focusing on Housing Affordability & Cost Burden.
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A report by the Brookings Institution, Cost, crowding, commuting? Housing stress on the middle class, finds that middle-income households in the U.S. on average fare well on three measures of housing stress: affordability, crowding (home size), and commute times. The report notes some exceptions,…
A study published in Housing Policy Debate, “Household Energy Costs and the Housing Choice Voucher Program: Do Utility Allowances Pay the Bills?,” examined the gap between utility allowances in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program and actual utility bills for electricity. Utility bills exceeded…
The National Housing Conference (NHC) released its annual Paycheck to Paycheck report, Paycheck to Paycheck: Building Homes Affordable to Home Builders, focusing this year on the rental and homeownership affordability challenges facing workers in the construction industry. The report specifically…
The Opportunity Starts at Home's multi-sector affordable homes campaign Steering Committee sent a letter on April 9 to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urging them to prioritize housing…