A report published by Enterprise Green Communities (EGC) on October 16 assesses the cost-effectiveness of incorporating green energy-efficient measures in a range of housing developments. The…
The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University has released a study of the effects of housing vouchers on families receiving TANF. The study focuses on how effective housing vouchers are…
Based on findings from the National Center for Healthy Housing’s (NCHH) annual Consumer Research Survey conducted in July, NCHH has published a brief that reports that nearly half (49%) of survey…
A new study from the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center (GNOCDC) shows that renters and homeowners across the New Orleans metro area are increasingly burdened by low incomes and…
The National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) has completed its release of a three-part series that discusses the geography of homelessness. NAEH aims to use new knowledge about…
Two separate reports released this month reinforce the need for more affordable housing near public transit.
The first report, released September 9 by the Government Accountability…
Of Chicago’s 1.3 million renters, over half are paying more than one-third of their incomes on housing, the Metropolitan Tenants Organization (MTO) reports in a paper released September 15.
The…
Measures of poverty that fail to take disability into account likely underestimate the level of income that people with disabilities need in order to meet basic needs such as food and housing, a…
According to data released by the U.S. Census on September 10, real median household income in the United States fell by 3.6% between 2007 and 2008, the largest single-year decline in the last…
In a recent test, 82% of rental homes in New Orleans were not available to holders of Housing Choice Vouchers, severely limiting the actual housing choices of program participants. Based on…
The impacts of a climate bill that would place a cap on carbon emissions will vary across states and income brackets, according to a new study released by the Political Economy …
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) published an August 5 research note, Who’s Moving into Apartments?, that examines the type of households that switch from owners to…
