Aging 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.
Read MoreWhy Healthy Communities Matter to Businesses (RWJF, 2016)
The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program, a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, highlights the many social and economic factors which influence health, and provides resources to help communities take action.
Read MoreResults of The 2011 Comprehensive CLT Survey (Lincoln Institute/GSN, 2012)
The purpose of this report is to provide information on Community Land Trusts in the United States based upon a comprehensive survey of 96 CLTs conducted at the start of 2011.
Read MoreStable Home Ownership in a Turbulent Economy: Delinquencies and Foreclosures Remain Low in Community Land Trusts (Lincoln Institute, 2011)
The study examined mortgage delinquency and foreclosure rates among the owner-occupants of resale-restricted houses and condominiums in community land trusts (CLTs) across the United States and compared CLT results to rates of delinquency and foreclosure among the owner-occupants of conventional market-rate housing reported by the Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Delinquency Survey (MBA).
Read MoreHomeownership Today and Tomorrow: Building assets while preserving affordability (NHI/GSN, 2010)
This paper by the National Housing Institute (publishers of Shelterforce) for Cornerstone Partnership (now part of Grounded Solutions Network) looks at innovative local affordable homeownership programs around the country that have found ways to make ownership accessible and also much safer and more sustainable, while concurrently achieving long-term affordability.
Read MoreOutperforming the Market: Making Sense of the Low Rates of Delinquencies and Foreclosures in Community Land Trusts (Lincoln Institute, 2010)
This study examines the rates of delinquencies and foreclosure filings in mortgages that were held by households who owned homes in Community Land Trusts (CLTs) during 2009.
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