The median cost burden for an American renter household crossed an important threshold, reaching 31%, according to the 2009 American Housing Survey (AHS) tables released August 19. This means that…
A new report from the International AIDS Housing Roundtable and the National AIDS Housing Coalition looks at the relationship between HIV/AIDS and housing instability in 17 countries, both developing…
A recent study examining the social and physical environment of “hard-to-house” residents in two distressed public housing developments in Chicago that are undergoing transformation under HUD’s HOPE…
A new report released by the Urban Institute highlights the cumulative effect of childhood poverty on life outcomes. Linking poverty status at birth and the persistence of childhood poverty to…
HUD has released the 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR), which provides the latest counts and characteristics of homelessness in the United States and allows for the comparison of trends…
A report released this week by the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) finds that hundreds of advertisements for rental units in New York City discriminate against households with housing subsidies or…
Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF) has released a survey of states’ tax treatment of affordable housing. The findings show that tax law has a “very positive” influence on the…
In survey results released on August 10, the Kaiser Family Foundation reports that, other than crime, New Orleans residents mention housing-related issues more than any other when asked about the…
In a study released this month assessing the state of rebuilding in Louisiana in the three years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, PolicyLink, a national research and action institute, reports that…
In a report released on July 31, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) finds higher rates of subprime lending among African American and Latino homeowners than among white homeowners…
Between 1985 and 2005, median monthly housing costs increased 128%, from $348 $793, while the percent of median family income spent on housing increased from 19% to 22% over the same period. This is…
