Low income households, both renters and homeowners, are struggling during the worst housing downturn in more than 60 years, according to the State of the Nation’s Housing: 2009 report…
The Urban Institute has updated its summary of statistics on the work status, earnings, health care access, housing, and other characteristics of low income families, primarily defined…
More than 2,300 Rhode Island households, home to more than 5,000 people, have been forced by foreclosing financial institutions to move, according to a new report. Using court eviction…
The first quarter of 2009 showed a continuation of dismal housing market conditions, according to the latest quarterly review of housing markets released by HUD. According to the May…
At the height of the housing boom in 2004, 42% of American families (both current owners and renters) were unable to afford to purchase a modestly priced home with standard …
The disproportionate impact of the current credit crisis on people of color is the result of structural inequities “deeply embedded into the rules, the histories, and the cultural currents…
HUD released on May 7 a report describing how the U.S. Housing Stock changed from 2005 to 2007; specifically, the loss and gain of housing units. For example, the report finds that 115,000…
A new report finds that while fair housing complaints continue to increase with the worsening housing market and rise of internet advertising, the number of significant fair housing …
TOPIC: Economic Impact
STATE: Pennsylvania
TYPE: Research Report
DATE: May 2009
AUTHOR: Econsult Corporation, commissioned by the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
DESCRIPTION: This study recommends…
TOPIC: Economic Impact
STATE: North Carolina
TYPE: Research Report
DATE: May 2009
AUTHOR: National Committee for Responsible Philanthropy
DESCRIPTION: In an effort to assess the effectiveness of…
Housing Vacancy Survey results from the first quarter of 2009 indicate that the U.S. housing market continues to undergo a significant transition, experiencing a rising number and …
In what appears to be the first-ever quantitative analysis of poverty rates within the lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) community, a March 2009 report from The Williams Institute at UCLA has found…
