According to this 2010 Priced Out report, there is a current shortage of approximately 25,000 housing units accessible to the region’s employment centers, and the shortage is expected to grow over the next decade.
Read MoreMatthew Desmond of Harvard University analyzed 29,960 eviction records, surveyed 251 people at eviction court, and followed 11 families through the course of their evictions.
Read MoreThe Bay Area Burden report by the Urban Land Institute, Center for Housing Policy, and Center for Neighborhood Technology examines the comprehensive "cost of place” in nine counties located throughout the San Francisco region.
Read MoreThis March 2015 NLIHC report is the 4th issue of the Housing Spotlight series to focus on the gap between the number of low income renters and the number of units that are affordable and available to them.
Read MoreA 2013 ULI survey of American views on housing, transportation, and community.
Read MoreThis MacArthur Foundation brief shows that any move during middle childhood, particularly in low-income children, can reduce later earnings, work hours, and educational attainment.
Read MoreThis issue of HUD's Evidence Matters report focuses on the connection between neighborhoods and schools by breaking the issues down into three articles: Housing’s and Neighborhoods’ Role in Shaping Children’s Future, How Housing Mobility Affects Education Outcomes for Low-Income Children, and Protecting Children from Unhealthy Homes and Housing Instability.
Read MoreA MacArthur Foundation brief that summarizes a paper published in the Journal of Health Economics that connects poor infant health outcomes with carbon monoxide exposure.
Read MoreThis 2012 report by the Poverty & Race Research Action Council and the Furman Center describes the elementary schools nearest to households receiving four different forms of housing assistance in the country as a whole, in each of the 50 states, and in the 100 largest metropolitan areas, then compares the characteristics of these schools to those accessible to other comparable households.
Read MoreThis ULI case study examines an innovative planned community in New York that focuses on urban redevelopment, transit-oriented development, and health and family initiatives. NOTE: Full text may be paywalled.
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