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The Urban Institute has published a new brief on whether the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Homeownership Program can be used to address the racial homeownership gap. The researchers examined data on program use, rates of uptake, demographics, markets, and interviewed PHA staff and program...
The Prison Policy Initiative released a briefing in February on how local PHAs can reduce barriers for people with criminal records. The authors lay the foundation by citing data on homelessness rates among formerly incarcerated people along demographic lines, noting that rates of homelessness...
A new analysis from the Urban Institute discusses ongoing research into the effects of housing stability on mental health. The piece looks at numerous studies that investigate the cyclical nature of housing instability and mental health challenges.
For people with less-severe mental health...
A new article from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) finds that lower-income renters have less residual income, or the amount of income left over after paying rent and utilities each month, than ever before. According to JCHS’s analysis, the median monthly household...
A new issue brief from Pew Charitable Trusts outlines the challenges and opportunities of providing broadband in affordable rental housing. The authors interviewed experts in housing, broadband, and digital equity (including CLPHA), as well as personnel from federal and state agencies that provide...
A new study published as part of the Housing Crisis Research Collaborative examined the challenges and successes of Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) to address homelessness. As of February 2023, roughly 67% of awarded EHVs were leased, approximately 30,000 households had received a voucher...
New research from the Urban Institute and Enterprise Community Partners has identified five principles for strengthening tenant stability and eviction prevention as renter protections from the COVID-19 pandemic begin to lapse. PHAs and owners are facing post-pandemic financial stresses, higher...
A new study from the Housing Crisis Research Collaborative at the NYU Furman Center analyzes Non-Answers and Default Judgments in Non-Payment Eviction Cases across New York State from 2016-2022. Since most eviction filings in New York State are non-payment cases, the study focuses on non-payment...
HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research recently highlighted initiatives in Atlanta, Louisville, and Milwaukee that are expanding homeownership opportunities for low- to moderate-income families. Despite the trend of LMI residents being priced out by for-profit institutional investors who...
The Evaluation of THRIVE East of the River, a guaranteed-income pilot that provided emergency cash relief of $5,500 to almost 600 Washington, DC households during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, shows promising outcomes for participants. THRIVE cash gifts and operations were privately funded...