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.
AARP Livability Index Tool (Ongoing)
An interactive, easily navigated website, the AARP Livability Index allows users to compare communities, adjust scores based on personal preferences and learn how to take action to make their own communities move livable.
Read MoreA Profile of the Working Poor (U.S. BLS, 2012)
This US Bureau of Labor Statistics report draws a profile of the "working poor" population in 2012 - those who are employed but still remain below the poverty level.
Read MoreAccessibility Reference Manual (VACIL, 2015)
The Accessibility Reference Manual is an easy reference for all building professionals. Its primary purpose is to clarify and organize the existing different sets of standards of accessibility and to illustrate their relationship to each other.
Read MoreElderly Housing: Project Funding and Other Factors Delay Assistance to Needy Households (U.S. GAO, 2003)
GAO was asked in 2003 to determine the role of the Section 202 program in addressing the need for affordable elderly housing and the factors affecting the timeliness of approving and constructing new projects.
Read MoreAn Estimate of Housing Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples (HUD, 2013)
This is the first large-scale, paired-testing study to assess housing discrimination against same-sex couples in metropolitan rental markets via advertisements on the Internet.
Read MoreHow Non-Minority Students Also Benefit from Racially Diverse Schools (Nat’l Coalition on School Diversity, 2012)
This 2012 research brief from the National Coalition on School Diversity examines the benefits of racially diverse schools for students of all ethnicities.
Read MoreMeeting Needs Today: A Needs Assessment of the Alexandria Human Services System (ACHSO, 2015)
This Alexandria Council of Human Services Organizations report is the second in a series aiming to identify Alexandria's housing and social service needs and outlining what needs to be done to address them.
Read MoreHousing, Neighborhoods, and Opportunity: The Location of New York City’s Subsidized Affordable Housing (NYU Furman Center, 2015)
This report by the NYU Furman Center’s Moelis Institute for Affordable Housing Policy examines changes in the location and neighborhood characteristics of subsidized rental housing in New York City.
Read MoreBending the Cost Curve: Solutions to Expand the Supply of Affordable Rentals (ULI, 2014)
This ULI report provides a comprehensive examination of the drivers of cost and how they vary by market. In addition, this report offers a detailed set of recommended actions to bend the cost curve with the goal of moving toward a more efficient and lower-cost affordable rental housing delivery system.
Read MoreA Blueprint for Addressing the Global Affordable Housing Challenge (McKinsey & Co., 2014)
This McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report defines the affordability gap as the difference between the cost of an acceptable standard housing unit (which varies by location) and what households can afford to pay using no more than 30 percent of income.
Read MoreLegacy of Katrina: The Impact of a Flawed Recovery on Vulnerable Children of the Gulf Coast (Columbia, 2010)
This 5-year status report by the Children's Health Fund and the National Center for Disaster Preparedness analyzes the significant emotional distress, behavioral problems, and instability that persist among children affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Read MoreH+T Affordability Index Tool (CNT, Ongoing)
By taking into account the combined costs of housing and transportation associated with the location of the home, the Center for Neighborhood Technology's interactive H+T Index provides a more complete understanding of affordability.
Read MoreExcluded from the Financial Mainstream: How the Economic Recovery is Bypassing Millions of Americans (Prosperity Now, 2015)
This CFED Scorecard, updated annually, explores the economic and financial well-being of Americans in each state across five categories: financial assets and income, businesses and jobs, housing and homeownership, education, and healthcare.
Read MorePriced Out: Persistence of the Workforce Housing Gap in the Washington, D.C., Metro Area (ULI, 2009)
According to this 2009 report, workforce households are largely priced out of both rental and for-sale housing near major employment centers in and around the city of Washington, DC.
Read MoreHousing the Richmond Region (PHA, 2015)
This Partnership for Housing Affordability report addresses current and future housing needs for the Richmond region, impediments to meeting these needs, and proposed strategies based on successful case studies.
Read MoreHunger and Homelessness Survey (US Mayors, 2014)
City officials were asked to report on the causes and extent of hunger and homelessness in their cities, as well as the emergency food assistance and homeless assistance provided between September 2013 and August 2014.
Read MoreHousing Landscape 2015 (NHC)
This annual report by the NHC Center for Housing Policy looks at housing affordability challenges of America’s working households.
Read MoreImage of the Possible: Maryland Governor’s Task Force on Workforce Housing Report (2006)
A 2006 report including affordability analysis and recommendations for strategies, policies, and legislation to expand workforce housing in the State.
Read MoreConnections and Choices: Affordable Housing and Smarter Growth in the Greater Richmond Area (SELC/LISC, 2007)
A 2007 report from the Southern Environmental Law Center that covers trends in housing affordability, demographics, development and transportation in the Richmond region.
Read MorePriced Out: Persistence of the Workforce Housing Gap in the San Francisco Bay Area (ULI, 2009)
According to this 2009 report, every county in the San Francisco Bay Area fell within the 15% least affordable in the country; only New York City was less affordable.
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