An interactive, easily navigated website, the AARP Livability Index allows users to compare communities, adjust scores based on personal preferences and learn how to take action to make their own communities move livable.
Read MoreThis US Bureau of Labor Statistics report draws a profile of the "working poor" population in 2012 - those who are employed but still remain below the poverty level.
Read MoreThe Accessibility Reference Manual is an easy reference for all building professionals. Its primary purpose is to clarify and organize the existing different sets of standards of accessibility and to illustrate their relationship to each other.
Read MoreGAO was asked in 2003 to determine the role of the Section 202 program in addressing the need for affordable elderly housing and the factors affecting the timeliness of approving and constructing new projects.
Read MoreThis is the first large-scale, paired-testing study to assess housing discrimination against same-sex couples in metropolitan rental markets via advertisements on the Internet.
Read MoreThis 2012 research brief from the National Coalition on School Diversity examines the benefits of racially diverse schools for students of all ethnicities.
Read MoreThis Alexandria Council of Human Services Organizations report is the second in a series aiming to identify Alexandria's housing and social service needs and outlining what needs to be done to address them.
Read MoreThis report by the NYU Furman Center’s Moelis Institute for Affordable Housing Policy examines changes in the location and neighborhood characteristics of subsidized rental housing in New York City.
Read MoreThis ULI report provides a comprehensive examination of the drivers of cost and how they vary by market. In addition, this report offers a detailed set of recommended actions to bend the cost curve with the goal of moving toward a more efficient and lower-cost affordable rental housing delivery system.
Read MoreThis McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report defines the affordability gap as the difference between the cost of an acceptable standard housing unit (which varies by location) and what households can afford to pay using no more than 30 percent of income.
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