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Social Housing in the United States
2018by: Peter Gowan, Ryan CooperThis report argues that government-owned and operated municipal housing is the best way to solve the affordability crisis. -
Removing Barriers to Accessing High-Productivity Places
Policy Proposal 2019-02, January 2019by: Daniel ShoagThis report looks at what cities can do to make housing in jobs-rich areas more affordable. -
Rethinking Local Affordable Housing Strategies: Lessons from 70 Years of Policy and Practice
December 2003by: Bruce Katz, Margery Turner, Karen Destorel BrownThis report tracks the evolution of local responses to housing affordability. -
Strategies for Sustainable Growth in Community Land Trusts
March 2019by: Aneliese PalmerThis report introduces the community land trust model and identifies five strategies for their adoption and growth. -
Strengthening Our Workforce and Our Communities Through Housing Solutions
2005This report outlines how chambers of commerce and other business leaders can support local affordable housing initiatives. -
Taking Stock: Rural People, Poverty, and Housing in the 21st Century
December 2012This report discusses pressing rural housing issues and shares five case studies that explore different high poverty regions and populations. -
Through the Roof: What Communities Can Do About the High Cost of Rental Housing in America
March 2021by: Ingrid Ellen, Jeffrey Lubell, Mark WillisThis report discusses ways local governments can lessen the rising cost of rental housing. -
Local and State Policies to Improve Access to Affordable Housing
August 2023by: Mark Treskon, Jorge Gonzalez-Hermoso, Noah McDaniel, NoneThis report discusses 8 recently enacted affordable housing policies both at the state and local levels. -
Accessory Dwelling Units: Case Study
2008by: Sage Computing, Inc.This short report documents how six different localities regulate accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and discusses the potential benefits of removing regulatory barriers to ADUs. -
Home Remedies: Accessory Apartments on Long Island
June 2017by: Elizabeth MooreThis report analyzes local regulations for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on New York's Long Island. -
Backyard Homes and Local Concerns
2014by: Vinit Mukhija, Dana Cuff, Kimberly SerranoThis report analyzes local concerns about accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Los Angeles and discusses how those concerns may be best addressed. -
2018 Home and Community Preferences: A National Survey of Adults Ages 18-Plus
Updated July 2019by: Joanne BinetteThis report presents the results of a survey of adults, which included a series of questions about accessory dwelling units (ADUs). -
Yes, in My Backyard: Building ADUs to Address Homelessness
Homeless Rights Advocacy Project, 12, May 2018by: Tran Dinh, David Brewster, Anna FullertonThis report explores how specific cities and nonprofit organizations have used accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as a housing strategy for individuals experiencing homelessness. -
Overcoming Barriers to Bringing ADU Development to Scale
September 2020by: Ahmad Abu-KhalafThis report analyzes opportunities to address common regulatory and financial barriers to expanding the production and occupancy of accessory dwelling units (ADUs). -
Land Use Reforms for Housing Supply: Case Studies on the Process for Passing and Implementing Regulation Changes
October 2020by: Lydia Lo, Eleanor Noble, Diane LevyThis report presents case studies of accessory dwelling unit regulatory reform efforts in Portland, Oregon, and Washington, D.C. -
Policy and Program Models for Creating Accessory Dwelling Units in New Hampshire
May 2023by: James Vayo, AICPThis report discusses program models, tools, and techniques to help cities and towns in New Hampshire support the creation of accessory dwelling units. -
Anatomy of a Preservation Deal: Innovations in Preserving Affordable Housing From Around the United States
August 2016by: Mark Treskon, Sara McTarnaghanThis report belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Historic Preservation, and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Affordable Housing for All: How We Can Fix the Housing Affordability Crisis
April 2019by: Algernon AustinThis briefing paper describes the affordable rental housing crisis and proposes policy solutions related to developing and preserving affordable housing. -
Ten Principles for Developing Affordable Housing
2007by: Alexa Bach, Prema Katari Gupta, Richard HaugheyThis report lists ten principles for affordable housing development, from “inspire leadership” to “nurture partnership” to “empower the residents.” -
Affordable Housing and Smart Growth: Making the Connection
2001by: Danielle ArigoniThis report looks at the relationship between affordable housing and smart growth, identifying ways to pursue both simultaneously. -
Can More Housing Supply Solve the Affordability Crisis? Evidence from a Neighborhood Choice Model
Finance and Economic Discussion Series 2018-035, April 2018by: Elliot Anenberg, Edward KungThis report examines the relationship between housing supply and affordability. -
Division and Dislocation: Regulating Immigration Through Local Housing Ordinances
Summer 2007by: Jill Esbenshade, Barbara Obrzut, Benjamin WrightThis report describes how local governments have adopted anti-immigrant ordinances that affect access to housing and employment as a response to the lack of action on immigration reform at the federal level. -
Challenges and Policy Options for Creating and Preserving Affordable Housing Near Transit and in Other Location-Efficient Areas
December 2010by: Rick Haughey, Ryan SherriffThis report highlights the importance of properly siting affordable housing to ensure residents have access to economic and social opportunities. -
Cost, Crowding, or Commuting? Housing Stress on the Middle Class
May 2019by: Jenny SchuetzThis report considers how the housing crisis is causing housing stress among middle-class residents in terms of affordability, inadequate space, commute times, and homeownership. -
Effect of QAP Incentives on the Location of LIHTC Properties
April 2015by: Ingrid Gould Ellen, Keren Horn, Yiwen KuaiThis report points out how changing Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) location criteria for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) developments impact neighborhood poverty rates. -
Estimating the Gap in Affordable and Available Rental Units for Families
April 2019by: Whitney Airgood-obrycki, Jennifer MolinskyThis report points out the challenges that families face when seeking out affordable rental housing and then estimates the gap in supply and demand of this housing type nationally and in four metropolitan areas. -
Expanding Housing Opportunities Through Inclusionary Zoning: Lessons From Two Counties
December 2012by: Urban Institute, University of Maryland at College ParkThis report studies the effectiveness of inclusionary zoning programs in Montgomery County, Maryland, and Fairfax County, Virginia. -
Effects of Mixed-Income, Multi-Family Rental Housing Developments on Single-Family Housing Values
April 2005by: Henry Pollakowski, David Ritchay, Zoe WeinrobeThis report analyzes the impact of seven large-scale, mixed-income rental developments on surrounding single-family housing values in the Boston area. -
Finding a Frame for Affordable Housing: Findings from Reframing Research on Affordable Housing and Community Development
October 2018by: Kevin Levay, Andrew Volmert, Nat Kendall-TaylorThis report discusses the need to reframe affordable housing conversations in order to overcome NIMBY opposition and shares the results of a framing study. -
Housing Partnerships: The Work of Large-Scale Regional Nonprofits in Affordable Housing
March 2007by: Neil Mayer, Kenneth TemkinThis report is an analysis of the Housing Partnership Network, a network of 87 nonprofits involved in affordable housing development, lending, management, and service provision. -
Federal Programs for Addressing Low-Income Housing Needs: A Policy Primer
December 2008by: Margery Austin Turner, G. Thomas KingsleyThis report shares critical challenges in federal affordable housing programs and lists opportunities for engagement at the federal, state, local, and neighborhood levels. -
Home Grown: Local Housing Strategies in Action
July 2007by: Elana Berenson, Elizabeth Frantz, Tonya MannThis report shares affordable housing strategies from Chicago and the surrounding suburbs related to housing policy and governance, development, programming, and financing. -
From Hurdles to Bridges: Local Land-Use Regulations and the Pursuit of Affordable Rental Housing
October 2007by: Rolf PendallThis report explores how cities develop affordable housing programs in different state regulatory contexts. -
Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategies in Hot Housing Markets
May 2008by: Jesse Mintz-Roth, AICPThis report identifies strategies that can be implemented by a variety of stakeholders to develop and preserve affordable housing in hot housing markets. -
Low-Income Housing Policy
Working Paper 21071, April 2015by: Robert Collinson, Ingrid Gould Ellen, Jens LudwigThis report analyzes the federal government’s low-income housing policies and funding priorities, identifying who participates in these programs and how the motivation and justification for these programs has changed over time. -
Making Affordable Housing a Reality in Cities
June 2019by: Alice Charles, Dilip GunaThis report provides an overview of the supply- and demand-side challenges of developing and preserving affordable housing in cities. -
Regulatory Barriers to Manufactured Housing Placement in Urban Communities
January 2011by: Casey Dawkins, C. Theodore Keobel, Marilyn CavellThis report describes regulatory barriers to manufactured housing at the local, regional, and state levels. -
Rebuilding Affordable Housing in New Orleans: The Challenge of Creating Inclusive Communities
January 2006by: Susan Popkin, Margery Turner, Martha BurtThis report examines the opportunities and challenges of rebuilding affordable housing in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. -
Promoting Workforce Housing: Eliminating Unnecessary Development Costs
Promoting Workforce Housing Report Four, 2008This report identifies ways to lower the cost of development by relaxing local regulations. -
Promoting Workforce Housing: Helping Employees With Housing Costs
Promoting Workforce Housing Report Six, 2008This report defines employer-assisted housing and discusses the benefits of such an approach. -
Tracking Growth and Evaluating Performance of Shared Equity Homeownership Programs During Housing Market Fluctuations
Working Paper WP19RW1, April 2019by: Ruoniu Wang, Claire Cahen, Arthur AcolinThis report studies the success of shared equity homeownership programs at providing housing affordability and stability to low- and moderate-income residents. -
What Would It Take to Ensure Quality, Affordable Housing for All in Communities of Opportunity?
Catalyst Brief, February 2019by: Margery Turner, Solomon Greene, Corianne Payton ScallyThis report identifies four solution sets to address the affordable housing crisis and establishes six research priorities to further empower practitioners. -
The Preservation of Subsidized Housing: What We Know and Need to Know
Working Paper WP18VR1, November 2018by: Vincent ReinaThis report examines the impact that subsidy expirations have on affordable housing. -
To Preserve Affordable Housing in the United States: A Policy History
March 2016by: Alexander Von HoffmanThis report tracks how federal policy on affordable housing preservation has changed over time. -
Zoning for Affordability: Using the Case of New York to Explore Whether Zoning Can Be Used to Achieve Income-Diverse Neighborhoods
Working Paper WP16VC1, June 2016by: Vicky Chau, Jessica YagerThis report analyzes New York City’s proposed mandatory inclusionary zoning policy to question whether the strategy can withstand legal challenge. -
The Effectiveness of Community Land Trusts: An Affordable Homeownership Comparison
2007by: Mickey Lauria, Erin ComstockThis report introduces the community land trust (CLT) model and examines its effectiveness as an affordable housing strategy compared to other strategies. -
The Suburbanization of Housing Choice Voucher Recipients
October 2011by: Kenya Covington, Lance Freeman, Michael StollThis report analyzes the changing geography of housing choice voucher (HCV) recipients. -
The Long-Term Dynamics of Affordable Rental Housing
September 2017by: John Weicher, Frederick Eggers, Fouad MoumenThis report is a longitudinal investigation into the rental housing market from 1985 to 2013. -
Healthy Housing for All: How Affordable Housing is Leading the Way
2018by: Joanna Frank, Bob Simpson, Jeff FosterThis report belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Built Environment and Health, and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Public Benefit from Publicly Owned Parcels: Effective Practices in Affordable Housing Development
June 2017by: Michael Spotts, Ahmad Abu-Khalaf, James MaddenThis report explains how the use of publicly owned parcels can make affordable housing developments more financially feasible in both strong and weak housing markets.