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Housing Market & Affordable Housing Stock Resources

Bringing Washington Home: 2010 Affordable Housing Report

TOPIC: Housing Need STATE: Washington TYPE: Research Report DATE: 2011 AUTHOR: Washington Low Income Housing Alliance DESCRIPTION: While homelessness saw a slight decrease, levels across Washington remain equal to or above 2007 levels. Parts of Washington become more affordable but the entire…

Reports Highlight Need for Affordable Housing Preservation Near Transit

Two recent reports emphasize the need to preserve and construct affordable housing around new and proposed Transit Oriented Developments. Maintaining Diversity in America’s Transit-Rich Neighborhoods, by Northeastern University’s Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, examines changes in 42…

Mortgage Delinquency and Foreclosure Rates are on the Rise in Metro Areas

A new commentary on foreclosure and delinquency rates nationwide was published by MetroTrends, the Urban Institute’s web-based report card on social and economic trends in metropolitan America. The data provide a comprehensive look at housing market stress by investigating the number of seriously…

Harvard Study: Household Growth and New Home Projections Reduced for 2010

A September 2010 working paper released by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University presents updated household growth projections for 2010 to 2020 based on trends established after the onset of the recent recession. These projections continue to show sizeable demand for new…