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…
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…
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…
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…
A recent study of foreclosures in 25 Chicago communities finds that there were 6,560 new apartment building foreclosures in 2009, totaling 20,691 apartment units. The report shows that new…
Homelessness among the elderly will likely increase by 33% over the next 10 years, and more than double over the next 40 years, according to a recent projection released by the Homelessness Research…
A public opinion poll commissioned by Fannie Mae and released on April 6 suggests that Americans remain positive about the experience of homeownership and its importance to them and the economy, but…
The proportion of renters among U.S. households has increased steadily in recent months, according to the Census Bureau’s Housing Vacancy Survey. In the fourth quarter of 2008, which ended in…
