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An article published by Housing Policy Debate titled “How Affordable is HUD Affordable Housing?” examines transportation costs for residents living in Section 8 multifamily properties. The study’s authors, Shima Hamidi, Reid Ewing, and John Renne, estimate that households in the typical Section 8…
Mark Uh, a researcher at Trulia, finds that the homeownership rate has dropped 5% in the 50 largest metropolitan areas since the Great Recession, while the renter-occupancy rate has increased by 5% from 36.1% to 41.1% of all households. The increase in renting occurred across all demographics, but…
The National Housing Conference released their annual Housing Landscape 2016 report, which examines housing affordability trends for low to moderate income (LMI) working households. LMI working households are defined as those with at least one household member working on average at least 20 hours a…
The Urban Institute released on August 11 an overview report that examines the current living conditions and well-being of nearly 200 households from Madden/Wells, one of Chicago’s largest public housing complexes that was redeveloped using HOPE VI funds as part of the Chicago Housing Authority’s (…