The Benefits of Socioeconomically and Racially Integrated Schools and Classrooms (Century Foundation, 2016)
This Century Foundation 2016 white paper outlines the numerous benefits of integrating schools socioeconomically and racially.
Read MoreState of the Nation’s Housing 2016 (JCHS)
The State of the Nation’s Housing, released annually by the Joint Center for Housing Studies, provides a periodic assessment of the nation’s housing outlook and summarizes important trends in the economics and demographics of housing.
Read MoreCommunity Land Trusts: A Promising Tool for Expanding and Protecting Affordable Housing (Center for American Progress, 2016)
This Center for American Progress report highlights the mechanisms through which community land trusts provide and protect long-term affordable housing for lower-income families. The report then discusses the CLT model’s potentials and benefits and evaluates the important barriers that affect the capacity and scalability of CLTs.
Read MoreHealthy Aging Begins at Home (Bipartisan Policy Center, 2016)
This Bipartisan Center report looks at how communities across the country must make meeting the needs of their older residents a priority consideration as they plan for the future.
Read MoreAmerica’s Rental Housing: Expanding Options for Diverse and Growing Demand (JCHS, 2015)
This 2015 Harvard JCHS report takes a look at the changes in the rental housing market and what that means for affordable housing as a whole.
Read MoreAging Veterans in the United States (HAC, 2016)
The Housing Assistance Council developed a snapshot of older veterans in the United States and their social, economic, and housing characteristics.
Read MoreSeparating Fact from Fiction to Design Effective Inclusionary Housing Programs (NHC, 2016)
An analysis of research and empirical data on the viability of inclusionary housing programs finds that such programs can succeed at producing quality affordable housing and do not lead to significant declines in overall housing production or increases in market-rate prices.
Read MoreThe Rise of Residential Segregation by Income (Pew, 2012)
Residential segregation by income has increased during the past three decades across the United States and in 27 of the nation’s 30 largest major metropolitan areas, according to a new analysis of census tract and household income data by the Pew Research Center.
Read MoreChallenges and Opportunities in Creating Healthy Homes: Helping Consumers Make Informed Decisions (JCHS, 2016)
The Harvard JCHS developed three surveys of homeowners, renters, and contractors with the goal of comparing their perceptions and priorities to the current well-established principles of indoor air and environmental quality in order to begin assessing Americans' healthy housing concerns and awareness.
Read MoreLifting the High Energy Burden in America’s Largest Cities (ACEEE, 2016)
A report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy shows that low income households, renters, and African American households face greater energy cost burdens than higher income households, homeowners, and white households.
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