Hardest Hit Fund’s Greatest Hits (NHC, 2016)
In this brief, the National Housing Conference explores the lessons learned from one of the major forms of federal assistance provided to combat the national foreclosure crisis.
Read MorePreserving Neighborhood Opportunity: Where Federal Housing Subsidies Expire (Housing Policy Debate, 2016)
A study published in Housing Policy Debate by Michael Lens and Vincent Reina found that project-based Section 8 properties with rent restrictions expiring between 2011 and 2020 are on average in higher opportunity neighborhoods than properties supported by the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), vouchers, and public housing.
Read MoreInclusionary Housing Toolkit (GSN, Ongoing)
Presented by the Grounded Solutions Network, this new comprehensive toolkit provides resources for implementing inclusionary housing policies in localities around the country.
Read MoreWhite House Housing Development Toolkit 2016
The White House released a Housing Development Toolkit outlining a host of policy changes and other regulatory fixes it says will reverse decline and encourage developers to set aside more of their projects for affordable housing.
Read MoreAging in Place Design Guidelines for Independent Living in Multifamily Buildings (Enterprise Green Communities, 2016)
These Aging In Place Design Guidelines (along with Enterprise Aging in Place charrette tools, an existing building checklist, and prioritization tool) have been created to supplement existing Enterprise resources for sustainable, affordable housing.
Read MoreIncome and Poverty in the United States: 2015 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2016)
This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality, and poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2016 and earlier Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC) conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Read MoreOpportunities for Promoting Credit for Affordable Housing in Rural America (CAP, 2016)
This Center for American Progress issue brief provides an analysis of the areas of opportunity for improving access to credit in rural communities gleaned from discussions in a roundtable convened by the White House Rural Council and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service.
Read MoreBenefits of Living in High-Opportunity Neighborhoods (Urban Institute, 2012)
This Urban Institute white paper examines the benefits of the Moving to Opportunity program.
Read MoreThe Prospects for Guiding Housing Choice Voucher Households to High Opportunity Neighborhoods (Cityscape, 2010)
This University of Kansas white paper examines the question, "If the Moving To Opportunity model were to be used on a larger scale, would enough neighborhoods be available to offer good housing, employment, and educational opportunities?"
Read MoreOpportunity and Location in Federally Subsidized Housing Programs (PRRAC, 2011)
This PRRAC paper is intended to present a civil rights perspective on the federal policy discussion currently underway seeking to harmonize various subsidized housing development rules across the three agencies that sponsor low income housing (HUD, the Treasury Department, and the Department of Agriculture).
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