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.
In the Wake of Desegregation: Early Impacts of Scattered-Site Public Housing on Neighborhoods in Yonkers, New York (APA Journal, 1999)
This 1999 study examines the early effects of seven scattered-site public housing developments on the receiving neighborhoods in Yonkers, New York, where opposition to court-ordered desegregation was particularly hostile over the last decade.
Read MoreIn Our Backyard: Overcoming Community Resistance to Reentry Housing (CUNY, 2009)
This 2009 case study by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York outlines a successful prisoner reentry housing project and the steps taken to ensure community support.
Read MoreHousing Policy is School Policy: Economically Integrative Housing Promotes Academic Success in Montgomery County, Maryland (The Century Foundation, 2010)
An initial 2010 study looking at the effect of inclusionary zoning practices on the children and neighborhoods of Montgomery County, MD.
Read MoreHousing and Schools: Working Together to Reduce the Negative Effects of Student Mobility (Urban Institute, 2012)
A 2012 summary from the Urban Institute's Washington, DC and Baltimore Region Roundtables taking a look at the connection between student mobility and school performance.
Read MoreDoes Federally Subsidized Rental Housing Depress Neighborhood Property Values? (NYU Furman Center, 2007)
A 2007 white paper by the Furman Center exploring the relationship between property values and federally subsidized developments in New York City.
Read MoreAffordable Housing in the District Depends on a Stable Housing Production Trust Fund (DC Fiscal Policy Institute, 2008)
A 2008 report by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute outlining data supporting the advocacy of a housing trust fund in the District of Columbia.
Read MoreA Study of the Relationship Between Affordable Family Rental Housing and Home Values in the Twin Cities (Family Housing Fund, 2000)
A 2000 white paper by the Family Housing Fund exploring the impact of tax credit family rental developments on the surrounding home values.
Read MoreConnecting Schools, Families & Communities (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2007)
This 2007 Annie E. Casey Foundation report examines a group of organizations that work in partnership with schools, from a single neighborhood community school to a network of school-based community centers stretching across New York City and other communities around the country.
Read MoreCan Housing Policy be Good Education Policy (Stanford, 2013)
Using Montgomery County, MD, as a starting point, this 2013 study takes a look at the effect of inclusionary zoning policies on children and their neighborhoods.
Read MoreGaining Support for Affordable Housing Development in a Community (Campaign for Affordable Housing, 2005)
A collection of case studies from the Campaign for Affordable Housing outlining successful efforts at developing affordable housing projects in 9 US cities.
Read MoreEffects of Mixed-Income, Multi-Family Housing Developments on Single-Family Housing Values (MIT, 2005)
This rigorous study examines how mixed-income, high-density rental developments—what the authors call "a suburban homeowner’s worst nightmare”—affect the property values of nearby single-family houses.
Read MoreBuilding Support for Affordable Homeownership and Rental Choices (NHC, 2013)
A 2013 summary of National Housing Conference research findings on public opinion and messaging on affordable housing that draws from 35 research studies related to affordable housing communications and summarizes key findings about public opinion, messages, and suggestions for further research that could add to our understanding of how to communicate effectively about housing affordability.
Read MoreApartments and Traffic (NMHC)
This 2006 article by the National Multifamily Housing Council outlines the correlation between multifamily apartments and traffic congestion and debunks the myth that multifamily development leads to traffic issues in the neighborhood.
Read MoreApartments and Schools (NMHC)
This 2002 article by the National Multifamily Housing Council explores the myth that new apartments overburden local school districts.
Read MoreApartments and Property Taxes (NMHC)
This 2005 National Multifamily Housing Council article researches the myth that multifamily developments do not pay local real estate taxes, though evidence shows that apartments pay property taxes at a much higher rate than single-family homes
Read MoreApartments and Parking (NMHC)
This 2001 article by the National Multifamily Housing Council pulls together research about providing parking for multifamily projects and the issues between developers and local zoning.
Read MoreAmerican Murder Mystery Revisited: Do Housing Voucher Households Cause Crime? (NYU Furman Center, 2012)
A 2012 study conducted by the Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy that explores the correlation between neighborhood-level crime and voucher utilization in 10 large US cities.
Read MoreLow Income Housing Tax Credit Housing Developments and Property Values (UW-Madison, 2002)
A 2002 review by the University of Wisconsin of eight studies on the issue of the effect of low-income housing on property values generally does not support the proposition that such housing diminished property values.
Read MoreInclusionary Upzoning: Tying Growth to Affordability (NHC, 2014)
This 2014 National Housing Conference paper profiles six localities that have adopted inclusionary housing policies tied to upzoning, referred to here as "inclusionary upzoning.” The paper explores how neighborhood context, market context, and policy design may affect the success of inclusionary upzoning policies and their potential for adoption in new areas of the country where inclusionary housing has not yet been implemented.
Read MoreAmerica’s Working Communities and the Impact of Multifamily Housing (JCHS, 2004)
According to this 2004 research by Harvard University’s JCHS and the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, apartments pose no threat to the value of single-family houses nearby.
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