ResearchIn 2017, Energy Efficiency for All released “State Strategies to Increase Energy and Water Efficiency in Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties” which identified the most common strategies HFAs were using to advance water and energy efficiency in housing credit properties. This updated report examines the same ten strategies to identify trends in how HFAs are using 9 percent LIHTCs to develop and preserve affordable rental housing that is energy and water efficient, and identify states encouraging higher levels of performance and promising practices.
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ResearchAn inventory and review of Source of Income legislation around the United States. Source of Income legislation restricts a landlords ability to deny housing based on the source of a potential tenant's income (ie., Section 8 vouchers).
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ResearchThis report examines economic trends in housing maintenance and remodeling, both in owner-occupied and rental homes.
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ResearchThis report provides a broad overview of housing in the U.S. in 2023, from housing markets and demographic trends, to homeownership, renting, and the challenges housing faces.
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ResearchThis report examines the realities of older adults' housing in the U.S. It begins with demographics and data about seniors' living situations, and then dives into challenges around affordability, accessibility, and housing quality. It closes out by focusing on the special challenge that is the "dual burden" of housing and elder care on low-income households.
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ResearchThis resource collects and summarizes research on inclusionary zoning, arguing that it may not be as effective as advocates hope at closing the affordability gap, and may also have deleterious effects on market-based housing development.
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ResearchA report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Research on the state of rental housing in the U.S., including data about households, housing stock, markets, affordability, and the many challenges facing rental housing in 2024.
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ResearchA database which allows users to compare median incomes for specific occupations with housing costs in metro areas.
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ResearchThis brief from the National Center for Homeless Education provides basic information to help homeless service providers and homeless education staff understand each other’s role in supporting children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness, while offering tools to enhance collaboration among agencies.
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ResearchSince parking costs increase as a percentage of rent for lower priced housing, and low income households tend to own fewer vehicles, minimum parking requirements are regressive and unfair. Various parking management strategies can increase affordability, economic efficiency and equity.
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