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Researchers from Tulane University and the Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative examine a new study on whether access to knowledge about eviction court procedures affected tenants’ eviction case outcomes. The quasi-experimental study focuses on tenant outcomes in eviction proceedings...
Freddie Mac recently published a study titled Risks and Impacts of Expiring LIHTC Restrictions and the Outcomes of Properties that Exit. Specifically, the study examines what happens to a property after it leaves the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and therefore is no longer subject...
The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) recently published the Playbook for Equitable Economic Development. The playbook offers guidance to help practitioners identify structural racism and implement equitable policies in several fields such as housing, workforce development, small...
On August 15, the National Women’s Leadership Center published a new paper co-authored with Insight Center and The Groundwork Collaborative titled The Roots of Discriminatory Housing Policy: Moving Toward Gender Justice in Our Economy. The report highlights the connections between housing...
Recently, the National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released its 2022 Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing report. The report revealed several alarming trends. Low-wage workers are struggling to afford housing costs as inflation and rents have increased. Wages have not kept pace with...
Recently, the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and NeighborWorks America published a joint report to evaluate resident services at 70 NeighborWorks organizations. While resident services – which range from education, healthcare, eviction prevention, long-term supportive housing, and...
The nation’s housing crisis continues to worsen, according to a recently released report by Up for Growth, a Washington, D.C.-based affordable housing non-profit. The Housing Underproduction in the U.S. 2022 report analyzes the housing underproduction crisis using many metrics and finds that the...
The White House recently released a report on how American Rescue Plan’s programs and funding have advanced equity across the nation. The report includes implementation case studies on lowering barriers to work, small business relief, securing dignified housing, equity for children and young...
A newly published study from researchers at the NYU Furman Center analyzes how Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Programs can be designed to prevent homelessness. The study draws on in-depth interviews with 15 ERA Program administrators and data from two rounds of a national survey on such...
A new study from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) found that many renters still struggled to pay rent despite the help provided by rental relief measures. The analysis found that while emergency rental assistance programs were helpful to families that lost income, rent hardship...