HousingForward Virginia’s Research Library is sorted by topic and geographic focus. All our resources can be sorted by geographic category: National, Virginia, and Other States. Our resources span some of the best and most widely cited housing and related research that is publicly available online. Our database is always growing as recent studies and reports are added, so please check back often.
2015 AHAR Report: Part 1 – PIT Estimates of Homelessness (HUD)
This report outlines the key findings of the 2015 Point-In-Time (PIT) count and Housing Inventory Count (HIC) conducted in January 2015. Specifically, this report provides 2015 national, state, and CoC-level PIT and HIC estimates of homelessness, as well as estimates of chronically homeless persons, homeless veterans, and homeless children and youth.
Read MorePromoting Opportunity through eTOD: Barriers to Success and Best Practices for Implementation (Enterprise Community Partners, 2015)
This Enterprise research is the second installment in a three-part research series that focuses on expanding low- and moderate-income households’ access to housing in high-opportunity neighborhoods.
Read MoreServices Matter: How Housing & Services Can End Family Homelessness (Bassuk Center, 2015)
The Bassuk Center conducted a national survey of community service providers who work with homeless families. Most of the 907 providers who completed the survey agree that to move into and remain in stable housing, homeless families need services in addition to housing.
Read MorePaycheck To Paycheck 2015 Supplement: More than Housing (NHC, 2015)
A supplement piece by Dr. Lisa Sturtevant to delve deeper into NHC's "Paycheck to Paycheck" tool
Read MoreGreen Retrofits: What Programs Are Most Cost-Effective? (HUD, 2014)
This HUD study specifically addresses the impact of replacing or regulating home appliances, which account for 70 percent of consumption in residential buildings.
Read MoreInclusionary Housing: Creating and Maintaining Equitable Communities (Lincoln Institute, 2015)
This landmark report reviews the literature and case studies to detail how local governments are effectively adopting and implementing inclusionary housing policies by building public support, using data to inform program design, establishing reasonable expectations for developers, and ensuring long-term program quality.
Read MoreGuide to Home Remodeling for Disability and Special Needs (Expertise.com)
A comprehensive guide for people living with disabilities that aims to help make the federal grants available to seniors, veterans, and disabled people much easier to understand and take advantage of, particularly for remodeling homes for accessibility.
Read MoreCities and Unequal Recovery (NLC, 2015)
This analysis by the National League of Cities is based on the survey and offers a place-based perspective on economic recovery from the unique vantage point of those who are held most accountable for prosperity and equity in cities: chief elected officials.
Read MoreMaking Inclusionary Housing More Flexible: Four Ideas for Urban Settings (NHC, 2015)
This NHC policy brief presents four ideas for improving the flexibility of inclusionary housing and expanding the menu of options available to developers – while at the same time promoting mixed-income neighborhoods.
Read MoreKids Count: 2015 Data Book (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2015)
Using an index of 16 indicators, this report ranks states on overall child well-being and in economic well-being, education, health and family and community.
Read MoreHeadship And Homeownership: What Does The Future Hold? (Urban Institute, 2015)
This Urban Institute longitudinal study of household formation and home ownership rates from 2010 to 2030 reveals that new renters will outpace new homeowners in the coming decades and, that, while there will still be more owners than renters, the homeownership rate will continue to decline.
Read MoreHousing and Services Needs of Our Changing Veteran Population (NHC, 2015)
This 2015 NHC research brief explores the housing and service needs of our nation's veterans.
Read MoreFamily Options Study: Interim Report (HUD, 2013)
An interim report on research done for HUD by Abt Associates finds that permanent housing subsidies improve housing stability, along with several other positive effects for homeless families.
Read MoreIntersections: Health and the Built Environment (ULI, 2013)
A compilation of case studies by ULI that act as a road map for how architects, planners, and designers can positively impact health outcomes through the thoughtful design of housing developments and other aspects of the built environment.
Read MoreWhy Are the Twin Cities So Segregated? (UMN Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, 2015)
Racial segregation in Minneapolis and St. Paul is largely the result of charter schools and of policies that move affordable housing out of white suburbs and into segregated urban neighborhoods and first-tier suburbs, according to the University of Minnesota's Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity.
Read MoreA Study of the Relationship Between Affordable Family Rental Housing and Home Values in the Twin Cities (Family Housing Fund, 2000)
A Study of the Relationship Between Affordable Family Rental Housing and Home Values in the Twin Cities. A 2000 white paper by the Family Housing Fund exploring the impact of tax credit family rental developments on the surrounding home values.
Read MoreOn The Ground: 40B Developments Before and After (Tufts, 2009)
A study out of Tufts University that looks at some of the most controversial 40B projects in Massachusetts that were completed before June 2006.
Read MoreThe Greater Washington Region’s Future Housing Needs: 2023 (GMU CRA, 2015)
This 2015 George Mason study assesses the Greater Washington region's housing needs in 2015 and in 2023.
Read MoreCompounding Stress: The Timing and Duration Effects of Homelessness on Children’s Health (NHC, 2015)
New research from Children’s HealthWatch illustrates there is no safe level of homelessness. This 2015 NHC Policy Brief provides an analysis of the findings.
Read MoreArlington County Affordable Housing Master Plan (2015)
Arlington County's plan for providing sufficient affordable housing options for its residents.
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