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Responding to Changing Households: Regulatory Challenges for Micro-Units and Accessory Dwelling Units
NYU Furman Center Working Paper, January 2014by: Vicki Been, Benjamin Gross, John InfrancaThis report belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Affordable Housing Programs, Housing Supply Planning, and Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments collections. -
Promoting Workforce Housing: Expanding Locations and Development Potential
2008These models belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Affordable Housing Programs, and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Accessory Dwelling Units in Portland, Oregon: Evaluation and Interpretation of a Survey of ADU Owners
June 2014by: Martin Brown, Jordan PalmeriThis report analyzes findings from a survey of accessory dwelling unit (ADU) property owners in Portland, Oregon. -
Regulatory Barriers to Manufactured Housing Placement in Urban Communities
January 2011by: Casey Dawkins, C. Theodore Keobel, Marilyn CavellThis report describes regulatory barriers to manufactured housing at the local, regional, and state levels. -
Removing Barriers to Accessing High-Productivity Places
Policy Proposal 2019-02, January 2019by: Daniel ShoagThis report looks at what cities can do to make housing in jobs-rich areas more affordable. -
Rethinking Local Affordable Housing Strategies: Lessons from 70 Years of Policy and Practice
December 2003by: Bruce Katz, Margery Turner, Karen Destorel BrownThis report tracks the evolution of local responses to housing affordability. -
The Effectiveness of Community Land Trusts: An Affordable Homeownership Comparison
2007by: Mickey Lauria, Erin ComstockThis report introduces the community land trust (CLT) model and examines its effectiveness as an affordable housing strategy compared to other strategies. -
To Preserve Affordable Housing in the United States: A Policy History
March 2016by: Alexander Von HoffmanThis report tracks how federal policy on affordable housing preservation has changed over time. -
Parking Best Practices: A Review of Zoning Regulations and Policies in Select US and International Cities
2011This report presents an in-depth comparison of parking management strategies in 11 large U.S. cities and London. -
Searching for the Right Spot: Minimum Parking Requirements and Housing Affordability in New York City
Furman Center Policy Brief, March 2012by: Vicki Been, Caitlyn Brazill, Josiah MadarThis report analyzes the effects of minimum off-street parking requirements on housing affordability in New York City. -
Parking Requirement Impacts on Housing Affordability
September 2019by: Todd LitmanThis report belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Housing Supply Planning, and Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements collections. -
Yes, in My Backyard: Building ADUs to Address Homelessness
Homeless Rights Advocacy Project, 12, May 2018by: Tran Dinh, David Brewster, Anna FullertonThis report explores how specific cities and nonprofit organizations have used accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as a housing strategy for individuals experiencing homelessness. -
Secondary Units and Urban Infill: A Literature Review
Working Paper 2011-02, February 2011by: Jake Wegmann, Alison NemirowThis report summarizes the literature to date on accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as residential infill development. -
Accessory Dwelling Unit Survey for Portland, Eugene, and Ashland, Oregon
September 2013by: Tara Horn, Debi Elliott, Amber JohnsonThis report presents findings from a survey of accessory dwelling unit (ADU) property owners in three Oregon cities. -
Backyard Homes and Local Concerns
2014by: Vinit Mukhija, Dana Cuff, Kimberly SerranoThis report analyzes local concerns about accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Los Angeles and discusses how those concerns may be best addressed. -
Making Room: Housing for a Changing America
January 2019by: Chrysanthe Broikos, Melissa StantonThis report belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Age-Friendly Communities, and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
2018 Home and Community Preferences: A National Survey of Adults Ages 18-Plus
Updated July 2019by: Joanne BinetteThis report presents the results of a survey of adults, which included a series of questions about accessory dwelling units (ADUs). -
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Zoning Code Audit Report
September 2018by: Elizabeth DeckerThis report analyzes zoning regulations for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) across metropolitan Portland, Oregon. -
Anatomy of a Preservation Deal: Innovations in Preserving Affordable Housing From Around the United States
August 2016by: Mark Treskon, Sara McTarnaghanThis report belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Historic Preservation, and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Regulating ADUs in California: Local Approaches & Outcomes
2018by: Deirdre Pfeiffer, AICPThis report analyzes accessory dwelling unit (ADU) regulations and ADU permits issued across all cities and counties in California. -
Ten Principles for Developing Affordable Housing
2007by: Alexa Bach, Prema Katari Gupta, Richard HaugheyThis report lists ten principles for affordable housing development, from “inspire leadership” to “nurture partnership” to “empower the residents.” -
“Why Not in Our Community?” Removing Barriers to Affordable Housing
February 2005by: David Engel, Trent Frazier, Peter LawrenceThis report provides an overview of the regulatory barriers to affordable housing development and shares what states and cities are doing to reduce these barriers. -
Affordable Housing and Smart Growth: Making the Connection
2001by: Danielle ArigoniThis report looks at the relationship between affordable housing and smart growth, identifying ways to pursue both simultaneously. -
Addressing Housing Affordability in High-Cost Metropolitan Areas in the United States
March 2019This report identifies communities with the greatest housing affordability challenges, recommends strategies to improve affordability, and highlights communities that are already working to address the problem. -
An Update Analysis of the Relationship Between Affordable Family Rental Housing and Home Values in the Twin Cities
May 2014by: Maxfield Research Inc.This report looks at the impact of affordable rental developments on nearby owner-occupied home values in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. -
Building and Protecting Affordable and Adequate Rental Housing
Southeast Michigan Housing Futures Brief 2, July 2018by: Mark Treskon, Carl HedmanThis report looks at the affordable housing situation in Detroit and highlights what the city needs to do to keep existing rental housing developments affordable. -
Can More Housing Supply Solve the Affordability Crisis? Evidence from a Neighborhood Choice Model
Finance and Economic Discussion Series 2018-035, April 2018by: Elliot Anenberg, Edward KungThis report examines the relationship between housing supply and affordability. -
Challenges and Policy Options for Creating and Preserving Affordable Housing Near Transit and in Other Location-Efficient Areas
December 2010by: Rick Haughey, Ryan SherriffThis report highlights the importance of properly siting affordable housing to ensure residents have access to economic and social opportunities. -
Cost, Crowding, or Commuting? Housing Stress on the Middle Class
May 2019by: Jenny SchuetzThis report considers how the housing crisis is causing housing stress among middle-class residents in terms of affordability, inadequate space, commute times, and homeownership. -
Division and Dislocation: Regulating Immigration Through Local Housing Ordinances
Summer 2007by: Jill Esbenshade, Barbara Obrzut, Benjamin WrightThis report describes how local governments have adopted anti-immigrant ordinances that affect access to housing and employment as a response to the lack of action on immigration reform at the federal level. -
Effect of QAP Incentives on the Location of LIHTC Properties
April 2015by: Ingrid Gould Ellen, Keren Horn, Yiwen KuaiThis report points out how changing Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) location criteria for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) developments impact neighborhood poverty rates. -
Expanding Housing Opportunities Through Inclusionary Zoning: Lessons From Two Counties
December 2012by: Urban Institute, University of Maryland at College ParkThis report studies the effectiveness of inclusionary zoning programs in Montgomery County, Maryland, and Fairfax County, Virginia. -
Effects of Mixed-Income, Multi-Family Rental Housing Developments on Single-Family Housing Values
April 2005by: Henry Pollakowski, David Ritchay, Zoe WeinrobeThis report analyzes the impact of seven large-scale, mixed-income rental developments on surrounding single-family housing values in the Boston area. -
Estimating the Gap in Affordable and Available Rental Units for Families
April 2019by: Whitney Airgood-obrycki, Jennifer MolinskyThis report points out the challenges that families face when seeking out affordable rental housing and then estimates the gap in supply and demand of this housing type nationally and in four metropolitan areas. -
Finding a Frame for Affordable Housing: Findings from Reframing Research on Affordable Housing and Community Development
October 2018by: Kevin Levay, Andrew Volmert, Nat Kendall-TaylorThis report discusses the need to reframe affordable housing conversations in order to overcome NIMBY opposition and shares the results of a framing study. -
From Hurdles to Bridges: Local Land-Use Regulations and the Pursuit of Affordable Rental Housing
October 2007by: Rolf PendallThis report explores how cities develop affordable housing programs in different state regulatory contexts. -
Home Grown: Local Housing Strategies in Action
July 2007by: Elana Berenson, Elizabeth Frantz, Tonya MannThis report shares affordable housing strategies from Chicago and the surrounding suburbs related to housing policy and governance, development, programming, and financing. -
Housing Partnerships: The Work of Large-Scale Regional Nonprofits in Affordable Housing
March 2007by: Neil Mayer, Kenneth TemkinThis report is an analysis of the Housing Partnership Network, a network of 87 nonprofits involved in affordable housing development, lending, management, and service provision. -
Is Inclusionary Zoning Inclusionary? A Guide for Practitioners
June 2012by: Heather Schwartz, Liisa Ecola, Kristin LeuschnerThis report examined 11 inclusionary housing programs across the United States and the degrees to which they promoted social inclusion. -
Inclusionary Housing: Creating and Maintaining Equitable Communities
2015by: Rick JacobusThis report reviews the literature and case studies to detail how local governments are realizing the potential of inclusionary housing. -
Achieving Lasting Affordability Through Inclusionary Housing
July 2014by: Robert Hickey, Lisa Sturtevant, Emily ThadenThis report belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Housing Supply Planning, and Inclusionary Housing collections. -
Land Use Reforms for Housing Supply: Case Studies on the Process for Passing and Implementing Regulation Changes
October 2020by: Lydia Lo, Eleanor Noble, Diane LevyThis report presents case studies of accessory dwelling unit regulatory reform efforts in Portland, Oregon, and Washington, D.C. -
Overcoming Barriers to Bringing ADU Development to Scale
September 2020by: Ahmad Abu-KhalafThis report analyzes opportunities to address common regulatory and financial barriers to expanding the production and occupancy of accessory dwelling units (ADUs). -
Promoting Workforce Housing: Eliminating Unnecessary Development Costs
Promoting Workforce Housing Report Four, 2008This report identifies ways to lower the cost of development by relaxing local regulations. -
Rebuilding Affordable Housing in New Orleans: The Challenge of Creating Inclusive Communities
January 2006by: Susan Popkin, Margery Turner, Martha BurtThis report examines the opportunities and challenges of rebuilding affordable housing in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. -
Strategies for Sustainable Growth in Community Land Trusts
March 2019by: Aneliese PalmerThis report introduces the community land trust model and identifies five strategies for their adoption and growth. -
Strengthening Our Workforce and Our Communities Through Housing Solutions
2005This report outlines how chambers of commerce and other business leaders can support local affordable housing initiatives. -
The City-CLT Partnership: Municipal Support for Community Land Trusts
Policy Focus Report, 2008by: John Emmeus Davis, Rick JacobusThis report points out how community land trusts (CLTs) have increased the stock of permanently affordable housing and considers how local governments can invest in these efforts. -
The Long-Term Dynamics of Affordable Rental Housing
September 2017by: John Weicher, Frederick Eggers, Fouad MoumenThis report is a longitudinal investigation into the rental housing market from 1985 to 2013. -
What Would It Take to Ensure Quality, Affordable Housing for All in Communities of Opportunity?
Catalyst Brief, February 2019by: Margery Turner, Solomon Greene, Corianne Payton ScallyThis report identifies four solution sets to address the affordable housing crisis and establishes six research priorities to further empower practitioners.