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.
Creating Opportunity For Children (CBPP, 2014)
This 2014 white paper by the Center of Budget and Policy Priorities examines how housing location can make a difference in economic and educational opportunity for children.
Read MoreAffordable Housing’s Place in Medicaid Reform: Opportunities Created by the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Reform (NHC, 2015)
This 2015 NHC white paper explains how the Medicaid program works and key changes made by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and prior health care reform efforts have altered the health care sector to focus more on prevention, care coordination, and the social needs of Medicaid beneficiaries.
Read MoreHow Housing Matters (MacArthur, 2015)
The 2015 How Housing Matters survey is the third annual national survey of housing attitudes conducted by Hart Research Associates and commissioned by the MacArthur Foundation.
Read MoreGauging Aging: Mapping the Gaps Between Expert and Public Understandings of Aging in America (Frameworks Institute, 2015)
This report lays the groundwork for a larger effort to develop a new, evidence-based narrative around the process of aging in our country and the needs and contributions of older adults.
Read MoreEnergy Efficiency and its Relationship to Household Income in Multifamily Rental Housing (Fannie Mae, 2012)
This 2012 white paper examines the energy efficiency of multifamily rentals in comparison to other housing types and its relationship to household income.
Read MoreThe Choice Is Ours: Expanding Educational Opportunity for all Twin Cities Children (UMN Institute on Race & Poverty, 2007)
This Minnesota Institute of Race and Poverty report reveals the extent of school segregation in the Twin Cities region and describes segregation’s harms to children and the region.
Read MoreOut of Reach 2015 (NLIHC)
This annual National Low Income Housing Coalition report calculates how much workers must make and how many hours they need to work in order to afford fair market rent to illustrate just how out of reach market rate housing is to the average low-income household.
Read MoreChild Poverty and Its Lasting Consequence (Urban Institute, 2012)
This Urban Institute research brief takes a look at the effects childhood poverty has on individuals when they reach adulthood.
Read MoreLow Income Students Now a Majority In the Nation’s Public Schools (Southern Education Foundation, 2015)
This Southern Education Foundation 2015 research report collects state-by-state data from the National Center for Education Statistics to track student poverty through eligibility for free and reduced-price lunches.
Read MoreAmerica in 2015 (ULI)
America in 2015 is based on a nationwide survey of 1,201 adults conducted during January 2015. Survey responses are categorized by generation as well as by ethnicity, income, and location. The responses are weighted to be representative of the U.S. population. The report builds on findings from America in 2013, published by ULI in May 2013.
Read MoreFamily Options Study: Interim Report (HUD, 2013)
The Family Options Study’s Interim Report details the baseline characteristics of the families in HUD's study on family homelessness, preliminary enrollment information, and the interventions that were offered.
Read MoreEvaluation of the Section 202 Demonstration Predevelopment Grant Program (HUD, 2012)
The Office of Policy Development and Research at HUD commissioned this study to assess whether the DPG Program has been effective in reducing development delays for Section 202 senior housing.
Read MoreDesign Details for Accessible Disaster Relief Housing (HUD, 2013)
This HUD report describes the design considerations that enable accessibility for survivors of a disaster.
Read MoreOpportunity Neighborhoods for Latino and African American Children (HUD, 2014)
The Denver Child Study explores the extent to which multiple dimensions of neighborhood context affect the physical and behavioral health, exposure to violence, risky behaviors, education, youth and young adult labor market outcomes, and marriage and childbearing of Latino and African-American children and youth from low-income families.
Read MoreDeveloping Choice Neighborhoods: An Early Look at Implementation in Five Sites (HUD, 2013)
This report, prepared by researchers at the Urban Institute and MDRC, is part of a first phase of evaluation intended to study the program application and grant processes and establish a baseline for long-term assessment of Choice Neighborhoods.
Read MoreCreating Connected Communities (HUD, 2014)
This guidebook is intended to provide elected officials, city staff members, community leaders, and other decision makers in small and mid-sized cities with a menu of strategies for improving the transportation choices available to low- and moderate-income households.
Read MoreAn Evaluation of Affordable Housing Using the National Green Building Standard (HUD, 2012)
Using the National Green Building Standard (NGBS) as the benchmark, this report provides a retrospective evaluation of affordable housing designs that were built in compliance with various green building programs.
Read MoreHousing Discrimination Against Racial And Ethnic Minorities (HUD, 2012)
This summary report presents findings from a HUD study which applied paired-testing methodology in 28 metropolitan areas to measure the incidence and forms of discrimination experienced by black, Hispanic, and Asian renters and homebuyers.
Read MoreGeographies of Opportunity (Measure of America, 2015)
This Social Science Research Council 2015 American Human Development Index develops measures of well-being for America’s 435 congressional districts (plus Washington, D.C.).
Read MoreCreating New Integrated Permanent Supportive Housing Opportunities For ELI Households (TAC, 2015)
This TAC and NLIHC report highlights important innovations in affordable housing financing policy designed to benefit Extremely Low Income (ELI) households, including people with significant and long term disabilities who need Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH).
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