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.
Priced Out: Persistence of the Workforce Housing Gap in the Boston Metro Area (ULI, 2010)
According to this 2010 Priced Out report, there is a current shortage of approximately 25,000 housing units accessible to the region’s employment centers, and the shortage is expected to grow over the next decade.
Read MorePoor Black Women Are Evicted at Alarming Rates, Setting Off a Chain of Hardship (MacArthur, 2014)
Matthew Desmond of Harvard University analyzed 29,960 eviction records, surveyed 251 people at eviction court, and followed 11 families through the course of their evictions.
Read MoreBay Area Burden (ULI, 2014)
The Bay Area Burden report by the Urban Land Institute, Center for Housing Policy, and Center for Neighborhood Technology examines the comprehensive "cost of place” in nine counties located throughout the San Francisco region.
Read MoreHousing Spotlight: Affordable Housing is Nowhere to be Found for Millions (NLIHC, 2015)
This March 2015 NLIHC report is the 4th issue of the Housing Spotlight series to focus on the gap between the number of low income renters and the number of units that are affordable and available to them.
Read MoreAmerica in 2013 (ULI, 2013)
A 2013 ULI survey of American views on housing, transportation, and community.
Read MoreFrequent Moves in Childhood can Affect Later Earnings, Work, and Education (MacArthur, 2014)
This MacArthur Foundation brief shows that any move during middle childhood, particularly in low-income children, can reduce later earnings, work hours, and educational attainment.
Read MoreEvidence Matters: Fall 2014 Report (HUD, 2014)
This issue of HUD's Evidence Matters report focuses on the connection between neighborhoods and schools by breaking the issues down into three articles: Housing’s and Neighborhoods’ Role in Shaping Children’s Future, How Housing Mobility Affects Education Outcomes for Low-Income Children, and Protecting Children from Unhealthy Homes and Housing Instability.
Read MoreDoes Living Along a Busy Highway Increase Premature Births? (MacArthur Foundation, 2014)
A MacArthur Foundation brief that summarizes a paper published in the Journal of Health Economics that connects poor infant health outcomes with carbon monoxide exposure.
Read MoreDo Federally Assisted Households Have Access to High Performing Public Schools? (PRRAC, 2012)
This 2012 report by the Poverty & Race Research Action Council and the Furman Center describes the elementary schools nearest to households receiving four different forms of housing assistance in the country as a whole, in each of the 50 states, and in the 100 largest metropolitan areas, then compares the characteristics of these schools to those accessible to other comparable households.
Read MoreCase Study: Arverne by the Sea (ULI)
This ULI case study examines an innovative planned community in New York that focuses on urban redevelopment, transit-oriented development, and health and family initiatives. NOTE: Full text may be paywalled.
Read MoreTacoma Housing Authority’s Impact on Education (MacArthur Foundation, 2014)
This MacArthur Foundation "How Housing Matters" article describes the Tacoma Housing Authority's Education Project, which began in 2011 as an effort to help low-income and previously homeless children do well in school. NOTE: Original text may be inaccessible.
Read MoreHousing and Cardiovascular Disease Among Latinos (MacArthur Foundation, 2014)
This MacArthur Foundation brief summarizes research from the Journal of Urban Health that examines cardiovascular health among Latinos in affordable housing in the Bronx.
Read MoreBuilding for Wellness: The Business Case (ULI, 2014)
A ULI study that makes the case for the financial benefits of including wellness features to residential development.
Read MoreHousing in America: Integrating Housing, Health, and Resilience in a Changing Environment (ULI, 2014)
This ULI white paper provides guidance to developers and city leaders on how to prepare America's housing stock for unpredictable climate patterns in the future.
Read MoreHow Neighborhoods Affect Health, Well-being, and Young People’s Futures (MacArthur Foundation, 2014)
A 2014 MacArthur Foundation brief that summarizes an analysis of neighborhoods' impacts on individual outcomes that found that supportive social networks, local norms, and peer influences are a part of the neighborhood context that can greatly impact health.
Read MoreAffordable Housing is Associated with Greater Spending on Child Enrichment and Stronger Cognitive Development (MacArthur Foundation, 2014)
This 2014 MacArthur Foundation research brief builds on the growing understanding that affordable housing, via the additional income it provides families to invest in their children, has a strong connection to children's cognitive development.
Read MoreHousing as a Platform for Improving Education Outcomes among Low-Income Children (Urban Institute, 2012)
This 2012 Urban Land Institute report offers clarity about the major methodological issues facing housing and education research and a new model for understanding how the two fields relate to one another.
Read MoreHOST: Can Public Housing be a Platform for Change? (Urban Institute, 2013)
This Urban Institute white paper explores the existing literature on poverty and housing while examining past policy interventions that have sought to improve the lives of families in government-assisted housing.
Read MoreA Profile of Housing and Health Among Older Americans (Mortgage Bankers Association, 2013)
An MBA Research Institute for Housing America study that details the housing, functional status, and health status of the 55+ population in the United States.
Read MoreHomelessness is Important but not a Determining Factor in Children’s Healthy Development (MacArthur Foundation, 2014)
A 2014 MacArthur Foundation housing policy research brief that shows how poverty and the status of the mother impacts children's health more than homelessness itself.
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