Housing Market & Affordable Housing Stock

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  • Market: Rental and homeownership, market preferences, manufactured housing, multifamily housing.
  • Stock:  preservation, construction, revitalization efforts, gaps, zoning, Financing

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Housing Market & Affordable Housing Stock Resources

An Affordable Continuum of Housing…Key to a Better City

In this paper we examine the various types of affordable hous- ing options and programs needed to meet the differing needs of District of Columbia residents and their neighborhoods. We refer to this full range of housing options — from emergency shelters to conventional homeownership and everything…

Report Finds Insufficient Affordable Housing in New Orleans

The Greater New Orleans Community Data Center and the Urban Institute jointly published a report on November 12 assessing the current and future housing demand and supply for low income people in New Orleans. The report, titled Housing Production Needs: Three Scenarios for New…

UI Study Analyzes Residential Mobility, Neighborhood Change

More than half (57%) of residents in disadvantaged communities moved within a three-year period, according to a report released November 3 by the Urban Institute. The study also found that all reductions in neighborhood poverty seen over the three-year time span were the result…

Report Examines the Cost-Effectiveness of Green Building Technology

A report published by Enterprise Green Communities (EGC) on October 16 assesses the cost-effectiveness of incorporating green energy-efficient measures in a range of housing developments. The conclusion of the report is that, in general, the lifetime savings generated through green building…