This rigorous study examines how mixed-income, high-density rental developments—what the authors call "a suburban homeowner’s worst nightmare”—affect the property values of nearby single-family houses.
Read MoreA 2013 summary of National Housing Conference research findings on public opinion and messaging on affordable housing that draws from 35 research studies related to affordable housing communications and summarizes key findings about public opinion, messages, and suggestions for further research that could add to our understanding of how to communicate effectively about housing affordability.
Read MoreA 2002 review by the University of Wisconsin of eight studies on the issue of the effect of low-income housing on property values generally does not support the proposition that such housing diminished property values.
Read MoreThis 2014 National Housing Conference paper profiles six localities that have adopted inclusionary housing policies tied to upzoning, referred to here as "inclusionary upzoning.” The paper explores how neighborhood context, market context, and policy design may affect the success of inclusionary upzoning policies and their potential for adoption in new areas of the country where inclusionary housing has not yet been implemented.
Read MoreAccording to this 2004 research by Harvard University’s JCHS and the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, apartments pose no threat to the value of single-family houses nearby.
Read MoreA 2005 update to HUD's report of the Advisory Commission on Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing.
Read MoreA 1999 Urban Institute analysis of the impacts of supportive housing programs on neighborhood property values and crime rates.
Read MoreA 2006 white paper by the University of Texas at Austin using GIS to identify whether there is a relationship between the presence of affordable housing and crime rate in its surrounding neighborhood in Dallas, as well as how affordable housing might affect the crime trends.
Read MoreA 2014 white paper by the National Multifamily Housing Council that outlines the difficulties faced by multifamily affordable housing development, as well as the economic impact of bringing families into a community.
Read MoreA 2011 Cornell University paper examining the effect of rental housing development subsidized by the government's Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program on local crime.
Read More