Housing in Central Appalachia (HAC, 2013)
This Housing Assistance Council Rural Research Report details the housing, economic and social characteristics of Central Appalachia.
Read MoreAging in rural communities: Older persons’ narratives of relocating in place to maintain rural identity (Online Journal of Rural Research & Policy, 2017)
Using data from 16 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with older persons in a rural community and directed content analysis, this study examines these older persons’ assessments of their current living situation, still seen as living rurally but now in a more populous location.
Read MoreMapping a Segregated City: A Lexington Fair Housing Council Report (LFHC, 2017)
The Lexington Fair Housing Council's report, Mapping a Segregated City: The Growth of Racially/Ethnically Concentrated Poverty & Affluence in Lexington, 1970-2014, identifies several long-term trends in the city of Lexington, KY regarding not only where affluence and poverty has become concentrated, but how those trends intersect with populations based on race and ethnicity.
Read MoreInclusionary Zoning Expands the Below-Market-Rate Housing Stock (HUD, 2016)
This HUD case study shows how San Francisco successfully utilized inclusionary zoning policies that ushered in more affordable housing options for its residents.
Read MoreInvesting in Affordable Housing to Promote Community Health (NHC, 2016)
This NHC profile assesses a Medicaid managed care organization’s $20 million investment in an affordable housing development in Phoenix, Arizona to tackle the severe affordable housing needs of their low-income members and the community.
Read MoreSupporting Educational Achievement with Afterschool Programs Located in Affordable Housing (NHC, 2016)
A profile of the Eden Housing collaboration with the Partnership for Children and Youth by the National Housing Conference.
Read MoreBlending Housing Solutions for Youth and Older Adults (Urban Institute, 2016)
This Urban Institute article takes a look at a San Diego-area development that serves as a case study for multigenerational affordable housing.
Read MoreThere Doesn’t Go the Neighborhood: Low-Income Housing has No Impact on Nearby Home Values (Trulia, 2016)
A study by Cheryl Young of Trulia found that low income housing funded by the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) did not impact the value of nearby homes. Her analysis included 3,083 LIHTC developments in 20 of the least affordable housing markets.
Read MoreHousing as Health Care: A Road Map for States (NGA, 2016)
Developed by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices through extensive consultation with senior state officials and other national experts, the road map provides a step-by-step guide for both the immediate need to support those state planning efforts and broad use by all governors interested in the promise of housing as an essential element of improved health and reduced utilization of costly health care services.
Read MoreHardest 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.
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