ResearchA 2012 study conducted by the Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy that explores the correlation between neighborhood-level crime and voucher utilization in 10 large US cities.
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ResearchA 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.
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ResearchThis 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.
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ResearchAccording 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.
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ResearchPart of a 2009 series of research briefs from the National Housing Conference Center for Housing Policy highlighting the findings and policy implications of housing policy research, this brief synthesizes the findings of several reviews of research examining whether affordable housing causes a decline in nearby property values.
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ResearchA 2005 update to HUD's report of the Advisory Commission on Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing.
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ResearchA 1999 Urban Institute analysis of the impacts of supportive housing programs on neighborhood property values and crime rates.
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ResearchA 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.
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ResearchA 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.
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ResearchA 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.
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