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PSRC, WA, Housing Element Guide
July 2014This guide aims to help communities in the Puget Sound region of Washington update the housing element of their comprehensive plan in compliance with state law. -
Evaluating Local Affordable Housing Needs in Alaska
September 1997by: Rural Community Assistance CorporationThis guide supports communities in Alaska looking to better understand their affordable housing needs and prepare to act. -
Research to Develop a Community Needs Index
June 2007by: Econometrica, Inc., Frederick EggersThis guide presents a community needs index that local officials can use to assess current and project future needs with public data. -
Housing Needs Workbook: Assessing Community Housing Needs
May 2003by: John Ryan, Anne Marie Geartner, Kristen OlsenThis guide reviews how to assess housing needs for communities in Massachusetts. -
Vermont Housing Needs Assessment Guide
November 2016by: Mia Watson, Leslie Black-PlumeauThis guide helps communities in Vermont assess their affordable housing needs. -
The Mixed-Income Housing TOD Action Guide
2009by: Center for Transit-Oriented DevelopmentThis guide shares how to assess housing needs and develop a preservation and production plan for Bay Area transit districts. -
Roadmap to Livability: Housing Workbook
2018This guide shares how to draft a Housing Action Plan that focuses on improving livability for residents of all ages. -
New Orleans, LA, Housing for a Resilient New Orleans
Adopted June 2016This functional plan belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Developing Community Housing Needs Assessments and Strategies: A Self-Help Guidebook for Nonmetropolitan Communities
September 1992by: Betty Jo White, Marjorie Jensen, Christine CookThis guide aims to build the capacity of nonmetropolitan communities to assess their housing needs. -
Affordable Housing Act & Plan Technical Manual
2015by: Jay Czar, Gina Hickman, Isidoro HernandezThis guide supports New Mexico communities in complying with the state’s Affordable Housing Act, which requires communities that receive affordable housing donations to create an affordable housing plan. -
Creating a Balanced Housing Stock: A Guide for Writing Your Town's Housing Element
2006This guide explains how to plan for a balanced housing stock in the housing element of a comprehensive plan. -
Building Blocks: A Comprehensive Housing-Element Guide
2019This guide details how to update the housing element of a comprehensive plan to comply with California state law. -
Housing Toolbox for Massachusetts Communities
2020This toolkit belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Homes for a Changing Region Toolkit
February 2015by: Jonathan Burch, AICPThis toolkit outlines how to assess local housing needs and develop responsive policies and plans. -
Assessing Affordable Housing Need a Practical Toolkit
Planning Webcast Series, April 2016by: Jennifer Easton, AICP, Nick FedorekThis recorded webinar shares strategies for measuring housing needs and translating them into community goals. -
A Guide for Canadian Municipalities for the Development of a Housing Action Plan
January 2010by: Tim WakeThis guide outlines how to draft a Housing Action Plan for cities in Canada. -
Webinar: Introducing the American Housing Survey
April 2017by: Mary MalyszkaThis recorded webinar provides an overview of the American Housing Survey. -
Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) 101 Webinar
July 2019This recorded webinar introduces the Regional Housing Needs Assessment process, part of California’s state housing law. -
Why Louisiana Fought Low-Income Housing in New Orleans After Katrina
CityLab, August 2015by: Brentin MockThis article describes how New Orleans responded to its housing crisis after Hurricane Katrina. -
Data Sources for U.S. Housing Research, Part 2: Private Sources, Administrative Records, and Future Directions
Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, 17(1): 191-205, 2015by: Daniel WeinbergThis article points out private sources of housing data and outlines some of the challenges of using private sources and administrative records. -
Jobs-Housing Balance Revisited: Trends and Impacts in the San Francisco Bay Area
Journal of the American Planning Association, 62(4): 492-511, 1996by: Robert CerveroThis article analyzes the jobs-housing balance in 23 San Francisco Bay Area cities and discusses the unintended consequences of framing housing needs in this way. -
Florida's Affordable Housing Needs Assessment Methodology
Journal of the American Planning Association, 63(4): 495-508, 1997by: Paul Noll, William O'Dell, Marc SmithThis article examines an effort to develop a standardized methodology for preparing the housing elements of comprehensive plans in Florida. -
Data Sources for U.S. Housing Research, Part 1: Public Sector Data Sources
Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, 16(3): 131-147, 2014by: Daniel WeinbergThis article highlights government sources of housing data that can be used to produce a housing needs assessment. -
Rethinking Accessibility and Jobs-Housing Balance
Journal of the American Planning Association, 64(2): 133-149, 1998by: Jonathan LevineThis article explains that even though achieving suburban jobs-housing balance may not relieve congestion, it can lead to more housing choice. -
Tackling Southeast Michigan’s Biggest Housing Challenges
Urban Institute, July 2018by: Mark Treskon, Joseph Schilling, Carl HedmanThis article looks at the regional housing needs of Detroit and shares some of the strategies being used to address them. -
How Plan Mandates Work: Affordable Housing in Illinois
Journal of the American Planning Association, 73(1): 86-99, 2008by: Charles HochThis article explores how local officials resisted and complied with an affordable housing mandate in Illinois. -
The Evolution of Local and Regional Housing Studies
Journal of the American Planning Association, 52(2): 172-184, 1986by: William Baer, AICPThis article reviews the history of housing studies, including their political use, and highlights how housing studies might continue to evolve. -
Staying Afloat on an Island of Wealth
CityLab, August 2019by: Ariel Aberg-RigerThis article details the housing need on Martha’s Vineyard and the pushback that local officials received for trying to provide more affordable workforce housing. -
Achieving Regional Housing Planning Objectives: Directing Affordable Housing to Jobs-Rich Neighborhoods in the San Francisco Bay Area
Journal of the American Planning Association, 83(4): 377-388, 2017by: Matthew Palm, Debbie NiemeierThis article belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Sioux Falls, SD, Affordable Housing Needs Assessment 2016
2016by: Augustana Research Institute, Suzanne Smith, Susan BungerThis report is a housing needs assessment for Sioux Falls, South Dakota. -
West Des Moines, IA, Housing Needs Assessment
July 2018by: Western Economic Services, LLCThis report is a housing needs assessment for West Des Moines, Iowa. -
San Francisco Housing Needs and Trends Report
July 2018by: John Rahaim, AnMarie Rodgers, Joshua SwitzkyThis report is a housing needs assessment for San Francisco. -
Meeting the Washington, D.C., Region’s Future Housing Needs: A Framework for Regional Deliberations
September 2019by: Margery Austin Turner, Leah Hendey, Maya BrennanThis report is a housing needs assessment for the Washington, D.C. region. -
Measuring Community Needs, Capital Flows, and Capital Gaps
November 2018by: Brett Theodos, Eric Hangen, AICP, Carl HedmanThis report is a literature review that outlines different methods for assessing community needs, analyzing capital flows, and calculating capital gaps. -
Martha's Vineyard, MA, Housing Needs Assessment
June 2013by: Karen Sunnarborg, Mark London, Christine FlynnThis report is a housing needs assessment for towns on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. -
Leavenworth, WA, Housing Needs Assessment
March 2017by: BERK ConsultingThis report is a housing needs assessment for Leavenworth, Washington. -
Increasing Housing Supply and Attainability: Improving Rules & Engagement to Build More Housing
April 2019by: Adam Ducker, Grace Anne Lourie, Quincy RasinThis report is a housing needs assessment for the Washington, D.C. region that frames its analysis in terms of housing attainability. -
Maricopa, AZ, Housing Needs Assessment
July 2017This report is a housing needs assessment for Maricopa, Arizona. -
Malden, MA, Housing Needs Assessment
June 2019This report is a housing needs assessment for Malden, Massachusetts. -
Fair Housing and Equity Assessment for Metropolitan Boston
2017by: Bonnie Heudorfer, Henry Korman, Jennifer RaittThis report is a fair housing and equity assessment for the Boston metropolitan area and finds that segregation and discrimination have led to the inequitable distribution of housing burdens and benefits. -
Westminster, CO, Housing Needs Assessment
January 2017by: BBC Research & ConsultingThis report is a housing needs assessment for Westminster, Colorado. -
Gunnison Valley, CO, Housing Needs Assessment
November 2016by: Melanie Rees, Wendy Sullivan, Willa WillifordThis report is a housing needs assessment for three market areas in the Gunnison Valley region of Colorado. -
Cullman Area, AL, Housing Needs Assessment
March 2019This report is a housing needs assessment for Cullman County, Alabama. -
Pittsburgh, PA, Housing Needs Assessment
May 2016by: Mullin & Lonergan Assoc Inc, Brean Associates, Fourth EconomyThis report is a housing needs assessment for Pittsburgh. -
Hinesburg, VT, Housing Needs Assessment
December 2017by: John RyanThis report is a housing needs assessment for Hinesburg, Vermont. -
Housing Needs and Trends in Central Appalachia and Appalachian Alabama
August 2018by: Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech, Mel Jones, Samuel SpencerThis report is a housing needs assessment for central Appalachia and Appalachian Alabama. -
Homes for a Changing Region
Homes for a Changing Region, 2014This web page provides links to multiple housing needs assessment reports for sub-regions of suburban Chicago. -
Broward County, FL, Affordable Housing Needs Assessment
2018by: Edward Murray, Maria Ilcheva, Nika LangevinThis report is a housing needs assessment for Broward County, Florida. -
Bend-Redmond, OR, Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis
July 2015by: Holi WeaverThis report is a housing needs assessment for Deschutes County, Oregon, also known as the Bend-Redmond Metropolitan Statistical Area. -
Dakota County, MN, Comprehensive Housing Needs Assessment
September 2013by: Maxfield Research, Inc.This report is a housing needs assessment for Dakota County, Minnesota.