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.
Habitat for Humanity Shelter Report (2015)
Habitat for Humanity’s 2015 Shelter Report, an annual policy advocacy guide, focuses on improving energy efficiency among lower-income households.
Read MoreThe Impact of Energy Efficient Design and Construction on LIHTC Housing in Virginia (VCHR/HFV, 2014)
HousingForward Virginia and Virginia Tech's Center for Housing Research released this 2014 study that demonstrates the impact of energy efficient construction requirements in affordable rental housing. The report shows that the average resident of an energy efficient apartment saves $54 per month on their electricity bill, which amounts to $648 annually.
Read MoreFinding Common Ground: Coordinating Housing and Education Policy to Promote Integration (Poverty & Race Research Action Council, 2011)
This 2011 study from the Poverty & Race Research Action Council and the National Coalition on School Diversity investigates the relationship between affordable housing policy and school performance, as well as how race plays a major role in all areas.
Read MorePublic Land & Affordable Housing in the Washington DC Region: Best Practices and Recommendations (ULI/NHC, 2015)
This ULI Washington and National Housing Conference report examines what can be learned from land economics, DC-area development costs, public land policies culled from various jurisdictions nationwide and three recent public land deals in the DC region, to help craft more effective public land policies and joint-development approaches.
Read MoreAmerica’s Rental Housing: Evolving Markets and Needs (JCHS, 2013)
A Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies report about the state of the rental housing market in the United States.
Read MoreBuilding Sustainable Communities (LISC, 2014)
This 2014 report shows that in neighborhoods where LISC invested heavily, jobs and incomes each grew 9 percent more than in similar communities with little or no investment.
Read MoreInclusionary Zoning Can Bring Poor Families Closer to Good Schools (MacArthur Foundation, 2014)
This 2014 MacArthur Foundation policy research brief explores the correlation between inclusionary zoning practices and educational performance of the neighborhood schools.
Read MoreHousing Choice Voucher Holders Are Not Reaching Higher-Performing Schools (MacArthur Foundation, 2014)
This 2014 MacArthur Foundation policy research brief examines the connection between HCV holders and lower-performing schools.
Read MoreHousing Assistance Programs Provide Limited Access to Higher-Performing Schools (MacArthur Foundation, 2014)
This 2014 MacArthur Foundation policy research brief studies access to better performing schools in LIHTC communities compared to those of HCV holders, Section 8 and public housing residents.
Read MoreAligning Federal Low Income Housing Programs with Housing Need (NLIHC, 2014)
A 2014 National Low Income Housing Coalition report that breaks down LIHTC properties in five states to analyze how the needs of extremely low income households are being met by federal housing programs.
Read MoreHousing the Region’s Future Workforce: D.C. Metro (GMU CRA, 2013)
A 2013 report from George Mason's Center for Regional Analysis looking at the growing housing needs as the Washington Metropolitan region's economy and workforce expands.
Read MoreHousing the Future Workforce: Hampton Roads (NHC, 2014)
A 2014 report from the National Housing Conference's Center for Housing Policy looking at the growing housing needs as the Hampton Roads region's economy and workforce expands.
Read MoreKIDS COUNT Data Center (Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ongoing)
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT® (LA INFANCIA CUENTA™) is a premier source of data on children, youth and families. Find indicators for the nation, states and more.
Read MoreAmerica’s Youngest Outcasts: A Report Card on Child Homelessness (American Institutes for Research, 2014)
This National Center on Family Homelessness report shows comprehensive data on child homelessness in the United States to gauge the state of child homelessness across the nation.
Read MoreA Better Measure of Mortgage Application Denial (Urban Institute, 2014)
A 2014 analysis by the Urban Institute investigating trends in mortgage credit accessibility, focusing mainly on the Real Denial Rate for low-credit profile applicants.
Read MoreFraming the Issues – the Positive Impacts of Affordable Housing on Education (NHC, 2007)
This 2007 NHC Center for Housing Policy analysis focuses on the ways in which the production, rehabilitation, or other provision of affordable housing may lead to stronger educational outcomes for children living in those homes or in the surrounding community.
Read MoreThe Foreclosure Crisis and Children: A Three-City Study (Urban Institute, 2012)
This 2012 brief is the culmination of an NNIP cross-site project funded by the Open Society Foundations to explore how the foreclosure crisis affects school-age children in New York City, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.
Read MoreSpillovers and Subsidized Housing: The Impact of Subsidized Rental Housing on Neighborhoods (JCHS, 2007)
This 2007 white paper by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies explores the relationship between subsidized housing in New York City and the communities around it.
Read MoreMyths and Facts About Affordable & High Density Housing (California Planning Roundtable, 2002)
A report by the California Planning Roundtable and California DHCD presenting common myths about affordable housing and dispelling each with hard data.
Read MoreManaging Local Opposition to Affordable Housing: A New Approach to NIMBY (Journal of Affordable Housing, 2002)
A white paper outlining two San Francisco case studies of successful multiyear regional projects that overcome local opposition.
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