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HUD and the Census Bureau recently announced the 2021 American Housing Survey (AHS) results. The AHS, produced every two years, is the most comprehensive analysis of the nation’s housing inventory and covers a variety of important housing topics, including the composition and quality of the nation...
On June 22, the Harvard Joint Center on Housing Studies released the State of the Nation’s Housing 2022 Report. Major themes included the soaring costs of housing coupled with rising demand, and high construction levels in response.
Apartment rents were up 12%...
On September 30, the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) oversight of CARES Act funds. The CARES Act appropriated $12.4 billion to HUD to help...
On September 30, the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) oversight of CARES Act funds. The CARES Act appropriated $12.4 billion to HUD to help...
On July 6, HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) published the second report on the national evaluation of the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program titled Work, Engagement, and Well-being at the Midpoint: Findings from the Family Self-Sufficiency Evaluation.
In 2012, HUD...
This week the NYU Furman Center, Housing Initiative at Penn, and the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released recommendations for “Advancing Racial Equity in Emergency Rental Assistance Programs,” based on a report co-authored by the...
A new study by Economist Raj Chetty and his research partners illustrates how the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) and King County Housing Authority’s (KCHA) experimental program is helping low-income families relocate from low-opportunity to high-opportunity areas, a move that can greatly improve...