A 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 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 MorePart 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.
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 MoreA state specific report on the affordability of housing in Virginia from the Virginia Housing Coalition using data from NLIHC’s national Out of Reach 2013 report.
Read MoreA 2013 report from George Mason's Center for Regional Analysis looking at the growing housing needs as the Richmond region's economy and workforce expands.
Read MoreA 2012 report from George Mason University's Center for Regional Analysis on the percentages of cost-burdened rental households in the DC metro area based on 2010 census information.
Read More2013 report containing detailed information on poverty in Richmond and recommendations on poverty reduction including redeveloping public housing communities.
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