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…
Housing Action Illinois has published a report analyzing the frequency of loan modifications made by loan servicers for homeowners facing foreclosure in Illinois. The study aims to determine whether…
A recent report published by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities illustrates how the recent economic recession could affect the millions of Americans living in poverty. The study analyzes…
TOPIC: Subsidized Housing
STATE: Minnesota
TYPE: Research Report
DATE: November 2008
AUTHOR: Leigh Rosenberg, Minnesota Housing Partnership
DESCRIPTION: This report is based on interviews with…
The Community Affairs Office of the Federal Reserve System and the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution released on October 24 an in-depth study of concentrated poverty in 16 high…
A report released by the Center for Housing Policy on October 8 shows that many components of the typical household budget increased significantly faster than incomes between 1996 and 2006. During…
Americans 50 years old or older make up nearly a third of all mortgage delinquencies according to a new report from AARP Public Policy Institute. Of the 684,000 older American homeowners in…
Data released by the Census Bureau on August 26 suggest that 37.3 million Americans, or 12.5%, had incomes below the poverty level in 2007. The overall poverty rate was unchanged from 2006 but was…
