The Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University has released a new report in which it examines Chicago’s vacancy and rental prices in relation to areas of highly concentrated foreclosures. The…
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…
Gay and transgender youth are disproportionately homeless compared to youth in general, a June report released by the Center for American Progress finds. Further, once homeless, these youth face…
The analysis found that both of the Obama administration’s proposals for modifying the MID would result in greater reduction in after-tax income for those in higher tax brackets versus lower-income…
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…
Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies will release its State of the Nation’s Housing 2010 report the morning of Monday, June 14. The annual report provides a concise summary and analysis of…
Both Hispanics and blacks voted at record high rates in the 2008 presidential election. However, non-Hispanic whites still had the highest voting rates (66%), as was the case in 2004 (67.2%). While…
A new report analyzes records of foreclosed residential properties in California filed in 2009 and estimates that at least 37% of homes in foreclosure are rentals, with more than 200,000 tenants…
TOPIC: Economic Impact
STATE: Colorado
TYPE: Research Report
DATE: June 2010
AUTHOR: National Association of Home Builders
DESCRIPTION: NAHB argues that home building generates substantial local…
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…
While many low income and minority neighborhoods faced with high numbers of foreclosures are threatened by absentee investor landlords, a new report by PolicyLink finds there are numerous ways for…
