Housing Market & Affordable Housing Stock

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Rents Rising in Areas of Concentrated Foreclosures, Chicago Report Finds

The Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University has released a new report in which it examines Chicago’s vacancy and rental prices in relation to areas of highly concentrated foreclosures. The authors conclude that due to the demand for rental housing in areas of high foreclosure rates,…

State of the Nation’s Housing 2010: Housing Stabilizing, But Future Uncertain

Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies will release its State of the Nation’s Housing 2010 report the morning of Monday, June 14. The annual report provides a concise summary and analysis of recent trends and emerging issues in the nation’s housing markets and a discussion of what might be…

Report Examines Foreclosures on CA Rental Properties

A new report analyzes records of foreclosed residential properties in California filed in 2009 and estimates that at least 37% of homes in foreclosure are rentals, with more than 200,000 tenants affected by these foreclosures. The report, a follow-up from one issued last year, shows that the…

Report Discusses Matching Neglected Foreclosed Homes with Responsible Owners

While many low income and minority neighborhoods faced with high numbers of foreclosures are threatened by absentee investor landlords, a new report by PolicyLink finds there are numerous ways for these communities to facilitate the responsible purchase and maintenance of foreclosed, vacant, or…