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.
Fannie Mae Economic and Housing Outlook
A monthly report from Fannie Mae on the housing market and economy including an Economic Developments Commentary, Economic Forecast, Housing Forecast, and Multifamily Market Commentary – which detail interest rate movement, the housing market, the mortgage market, and the overall economic climate.
Read MoreGetting Started with Green Preservation: an Introduction to Issues and Resources for Greening Existing Affordable Housing
A report released by LISC making the case for green renovation in affordable housing while providing historical context, case studies, strategies, and resources for getting started with green preservation.
Read MoreEnding Homelessness for Families: The Evidence for Affordable Housing
A 2009 report from the National Alliance to End Homelessness and Enterprise Community Partners detailing the vital role that Community Development Corporations play in reducing and preventing homelessness.
Read MoreThe Effects of Inclusionary Zoning on Local Housing Markets: Lessons from the San Francisco, Washington DC and Suburban Boston Areas
A report from the Center for Housing Policy that provides an overview of inclusionary zoning policies and their effects. Includes case studies of IZ policies in the above urban areas.
Read MoreThe Economic Impact of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Development Along Transit Corridors in Metro Denver
A 2010 NAHB study on the impact of LIHTC projects constructed in Metro Denver between 2004 and 2009.
Read MoreQuantifying the Value Proposition of Employer-Assisted Housing: A Case Study of Aurora Health Care
A 2008 report from the Center for Housing Policy that surveys the arising issues with providing affordable housing to healthcare professionals especially for clinics and hospitals in urban areas and the possible solution that employer-assisted housing (EAH) programs offer. This report includes a case study of an EAH program that was implemented in the Milwaukee area in 1993 by Aurora Health Care, a non-profit integrated health care provider.
Read MoreNAHB Local Impact of Homebuilding
A 2009 report assessing the typical economic impacts of single-family and multi-family homebuilding and remodeling in terms of costs and revenues for a municipality.
Read MoreNAHB LIHTC Local Impact
A 2007 report assessing the economic impacts of building a typical 100 apartment Low-Income Tax Credit Project in a community.
Read MoreGetting to Work – A Case Study Report on Accessible Transportation Projects
A 2010 case study from the Center for Workers with Disabilities looking at four Medicaid Infrastructure Grant transportation projects and how they can help workers with disabilities overcome transportation barriers to employment.
Read MoreChildren and Homelessness: A Report from Housing Minnesota
A 2004 report from Housing Minnesota that looks at the reasons that families with children are the fastest growing segment of the population and the effects homelessness has on these children.
Read MoreVirginia Out of Reach 2012
A state specific report on the affordability of housing in Virginia from the Virginia Housing Coalition using data from NLIHC’s national Out of Reach 2012 report.
Read MoreVirginia LISC: A Picture of Housing in Virginia
A short report from Virginia LISC giving an overview of their 2010 study of demographics and economics of homeownership in Virginia.
Read MoreRichmond Affordable Housing Demand
A 2004 study by professor Theodore Koebel at Virginia Tech’s Center for Housing Research on affordable housing demand and projections in Richmond City and Henrico and Chesterfield counties.
Read MorePartnership for Housing Affordability – Examining the Impact of Mixed Use/Mixed Income Housing Developments in the Richmond Region
A report from George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis that analyzes the impacts on home prices, property assessments, and crime levels around 11 mixed income/mixed use sites in four Richmond area jurisdictions.
Read MoreNAHB Impact of Homebuilding – Chesterfield, VA
A 2007 report assessing the impact of increased homebuilding in terms of costs and revenues for Chesterfield County.
Read MoreCommunity Land Trust Network Recommendations to Millennial Housing Commission
A report by the Institute for Community Economics making policy recommendations concerning Community Land Trusts to the Millenial Housing Commission.
Read MoreCapturing the Value of Transit
A 2008 study from the Center for Transit-Oriented Development focused on quantifying the economic and social benefits of integrating transit into communities.
Read MoreBeyond Units: Economic Benefits of Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta’s Affordable Housing Program
A study profiling the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta and the economic impacts of the Bank’s Affordable housing program using the "FHLBank Atlanta Multiplier Data Methodology.” The study compares the economic multipliers of the FHLBank funded projects against other forms of economically simulative spending.
Read MoreHomelessness in Northern Virginia: Local Communities Respond to Preventing and Ending Homelessness
A 2009 report from the Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance and the Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness, looking at homelessness statistics in Northern Virginia and the strategies and 10 year plans localities are utilizing to combat homelessness.
Read MoreBeltway Burden: The Combined Cost of Housing and Transportation in the Greater Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area
A 2009 report from the Urban Land Institute and the Center for Housing Policy.
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