A study released by HUD on June 18 reveals evidence of discriminatory practices against gay and lesbian couples by housing providers in the rental market. The study, titled “An estimate of housing…
HUD’s fourth study on the state of housing discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities, released on June 11, reveals that while blatant acts of discrimination among real estate agents and…
HUD issued its twelfth “Worst Case Housing Needs” in the last week of May. The report states that there were 5.91 million households, comprising 12.97 million people, with worst case housing needs in…
A recent study by the Research Institute for Housing America shows that as a result of the current recession, rental household formation likely fell by two to four percentage points and owner…
After a sharp decline that began in early 2006, the housing market showed signs of recovery during the fourth quarter of 2009—possibly pointing to stabilization of the housing market. This is the…
A program of rent incentives, jobs training, and other labor market activities at public housing has had persistent positive impacts on public housing residents’ incomes according to a new study, the…
A February policy brief by the non-partisan Children’s HealthWatch, titled Energy Insecurity is a Major Threat to Child Health, found that children in energy insecure homes are at high risk for food…
A recent report by the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) found that frequent users of public services benefit greatly when provided with stable housing, leading to decreased re-incarcerations…
In an oversight report released February 10 titled Commercial Real Estate Losses and the Risk to Financial Stability, the Congressional Oversight Panel (COP) found that an expected surge in…
Two new reports focus on the emerging problems in the multifamily housing market and the dire impact such issues could have on low income residents. The first report, Closing the Door…
A recent report by Children’s HealthWatch (CHW) and Medical-Legal Partnership in Boston (MLPB) found that children whose families live in Boston’s subsidized housing are more likely to be…
A new study from the Community Affairs Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (FRBP) utilizes innovative methods to analyze housing affordability based on American …
