Articles that explore segments of the population often with unique needs and/or higher risks of housing instability. These include rural communities, low income households, veterans, minorities and women. This category also includes articles related to fair housing, including accessibility, discrminiation and interventions such as AFFH.
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Special Populations & Fair Housing Resources
A report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (JCHS), Accessibility Features for Older Households in Subsidized Housing, examines the accessibility of the federally subsidized housing stock for older adults with the lowest incomes. The report finds that older adults in…
A paper published in Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, “Small Area Fair Market Rents, Race, and Neighborhood Opportunity,” estimates that widespread adoption of Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) would allow 470,000 rental homes in high-opportunity neighborhoods to become…
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing, “Financial Services and the LGBTQ+ Community: A Review of Discrimination in Lending and Housing” on October 29. Witnesses focused on the effect of discrimination against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
A study in Housing Policy Debate, “Rethinking Opportunity in the Siting of Affordable Housing in California,” found that residents’ perspectives on housing affordability, neighborhood conditions, and access to educational and economic opportunity can differ from commonly used measures.
The study’s…