This 2012 report explores the financing options, development barriers and overall challenges associated with family supportive housing development in New York City. It summarizes the key issues…
Moving Silicon Valley Forward concludes that the mismatch in the supply of affordable housing and the number of growing Silicon Valley jobs forces people to commute from far away, contributing…
As homeowners lost millions of properties during the 2007 mortgage crisis, the ranks of private property investors swelled as they bought “real-estate owned” (REO) and other distressed properties.…
A study released by the Urban Institute in October comparing outcomes across seven shared equity homeownership programs finds that such programs are a sustainable long term homeownership option for…
A new National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) report calls on HUD to broaden its strategy to reduce energy costs across public housing. In 2007, the department spent $5 billion annually, more than 15% of…
The U.S. Census Bureau released twelve new installments in its American Community Survey (ACS) Brief series on October 12. The briefs cover a variety of topics including housing, poverty, and…
A policy brief released in early October reports that the number of children in New York City facing housing instability due to foreclosure is growing and that the children affected are concentrated…
Two briefs released in October by the Center for Housing Policy, the research affiliate of the National Housing Conference, review recent literature on two housing issues integral to the current…
Results of the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) were released by the U.S. Census Bureau on September 28, providing information on the nation’s population and its housing stock. Data show that…
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…
