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Affordable Housing Needs Assessment for the District of Columbia
May 2015by: Peter Tatian, Josh Leopold, Elizabeth OoThis report is a housing needs assessment for Washington, D.C., conducted on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. -
Broward County, FL, Affordable Housing Needs Assessment
2018by: Edward Murray, Maria Ilcheva, Nika LangevinThis report is a housing needs assessment for Broward County, Florida. -
Homes for a Changing Region
Homes for a Changing Region, 2014This web page provides links to multiple housing needs assessment reports for sub-regions of suburban Chicago. -
Roseville, MN, Update Comprehensive Housing Needs Assessment
October 2018by: Maxfield Research & ConsultingThis report is a housing needs assessment for Roseville, Minnesota. -
Cullman Area, AL, Housing Needs Assessment
March 2019This report is a housing needs assessment for Cullman County, Alabama. -
Working Together: A Best-Practices Approach to Improving the City of Missoula's Development Review System
2011by: Dennis TaylorThis study reviewed the structure and organization of current city-county organizations that perform development review within the incorporated city limits of Missoula. -
Long Island, NY, Government Survey: Permit Review Process and Downtown Development
2011by: Zucker SystemsThis audit analyzes the development review practices of local municipalities and compares them to "best practices." -
Parking Requirement Impacts on Housing Affordability
November 2023by: Todd LitmanThis report analyzes and proposes recommendations for implementing reforms to combat parking requirements impact on housing costs. -
Infill Development Standards and Policy Guide
2006by: David Listokin, Carole Walker, Reid WalkerThis report provides a wide-ranging analysis of the benefits of and barriers to infill development in New Jersey and offers extensive guidance to inform state and local policy reform efforts. -
Municipal Implementation Tool #4: Residential Infill Development
2003by: Delaware Valley Regional Planning CommissionThis report provides background and policy guidance to municipalities in metropolitan Philadelphia to help them plan for context-sensitive residential infill. -
Urban Infill Housing: Myth and Fact
2001by: Richard HaugheyThis report provides local officials and developers with an overview of the prevailing myths surrounding residential infill. -
Character-Compatible, Space-Efficient Housing Options for Single-Dwelling Neighborhoods
May 2016by: Madeline Kovacs, Eli SpevakThis illustrative report focuses on single-family neighborhoods where the goal is to maintain neighborhood character and increase housing options. -
Portland, OR, Residential Infill Project: Concept Report to City Council
2016This report provides a series of recommendations for regulatory updates to promote context-sensitive residential infill in Portland, Oregon. -
Barriers and Solutions to Land Assembly for Infill Development
2004by: Stella TarnayThis report summarizes findings from a forum dedicated to identifying and discussing barriers and solutions to land assembly for infill development. -
Smart Infill
2008by: Carey Knecht, Amanda Kobler, E. StampeThis report was developed in response to the challenge of continued growth in the San Francisco Bay area and provides a framework for best-practice residential infill that supports affordability, environmental responsibility, and sustainability. -
The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes
March 2024This annual report provides estimates for affordable housing needs in the U.S. -
Changing Supply Elasticities and Regional Housing Booms
January 2020This report examines housing supply elasticity in the U.S. and its relation to the 1996-2006 boom and the 2012-2017 recovery period. -
The Home Builders Institute (HBI) Construction Labor Market Report
October 2023This report gives an overview of the current state of the nation’s construction labor market. -
Build a Housing Strategy
2024This guide details developing and implementing a local housing strategy. -
Land Banks and Community Land Trusts
November 2021This report assesses land banks and community land trusts (CLTs) as tools to revitalize vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated property into affordable housing. -
Pay for Success and Affordable Housing
2017by: Stefano RumiThis report explores the background and future of affordable housing to claim that it is a fundamental right and offers Pay for Success as a financing tool. -
Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Housing and Community Development Strategies in Rural Population Loss Counties
March 2007This report provides a data analysis, strategies, and case studies for high depopulation rural communities in the Great Plains region. -
Teardown Strategy Report
2008This succinct report describes the teardown trend in established residential neighborhoods in suburban Chicago. -
Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategies in Hot Housing Markets
May 2008by: Jesse Mintz-Roth, AICPThis report identifies strategies that can be implemented by a variety of stakeholders to develop and preserve affordable housing in hot housing markets. -
U.S. Housing Supply: Recent Trends and Policy Considerations
July 2023This report discusses trends in housing supply in relation to stock, vacancy rates, inventory, and construction metrics, and provides federal policy considerations. -
Filling in the Spaces: Ten Essentials for Successful Urban Infill Housing
2003by: The Housing Partnership, Washington Association of RealtorsThis report discusses 10 important conditions necessary to foster the extensive development of urban infill housing in Washington State. -
Neighborhood Conservation District Study
2005by: Larson Fisher AssociatesThis report evaluates the role that neighborhood conservation district zoning could play in protecting established neighborhoods from out-of-character infill development in Brookline, Massachusetts. -
Colorado Springs, CO, Affordable Housing Needs Assessment
October 2014by: Mullin & Lonergan Assoc IncThis report is a housing needs assessment for the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and El Paso County. -
Sioux Falls, SD, Affordable Housing Needs Assessment 2016
2016by: Augustana Research Institute, Suzanne Smith, Susan BungerThis report is a housing needs assessment for Sioux Falls, South Dakota. -
Voluntary or Mandatory Inclusionary Housing? Production, Predictability, and Enforcement
August 2004by: Nicholas Brunick, Lauren Goldberg, Susannah LevineThis report argues that mandatory inclusionary housing policies are more effective than voluntary programs. -
Federal Programs for Addressing Low-Income Housing Needs: A Policy Primer
December 2008by: Margery Austin Turner, G. Thomas KingsleyThis report shares critical challenges in federal affordable housing programs and lists opportunities for engagement at the federal, state, local, and neighborhood levels. -
Promoting Workforce Housing: Helping Employees With Housing Costs
Promoting Workforce Housing Report Six, 2008This report defines employer-assisted housing and discusses the benefits of such an approach. -
Social Housing in the United States
2018by: Peter Gowan, Ryan CooperThis report argues that government-owned and operated municipal housing is the best way to solve the affordability crisis. -
Taking Stock: Rural People, Poverty, and Housing in the 21st Century
December 2012This report discusses pressing rural housing issues and shares five case studies that explore different high poverty regions and populations. -
Homeward Bound: The Road to Affordable Housing
July 2019by: James Brooks, AICP, Michael Wallace, Gideon Berger, AICPThis guide provides recommendations for local and federal leaders to aid them in the national housing crisis. -
Charlotte, NC, State of Housing Report
2019by: Childress Klein Center for Real EstateThis report is a housing needs assessment for the Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord Metropolitan Statistical Area. -
Tracking Growth and Evaluating Performance of Shared Equity Homeownership Programs During Housing Market Fluctuations
Working Paper WP19RW1, April 2019by: Ruoniu Wang, Claire Cahen, Arthur AcolinThis report studies the success of shared equity homeownership programs at providing housing affordability and stability to low- and moderate-income residents. -
The Suburbanization of Housing Choice Voucher Recipients
October 2011by: Kenya Covington, Lance Freeman, Michael StollThis report analyzes the changing geography of housing choice voucher (HCV) recipients. -
The State of Zoning for Accessory Dwelling Units
White Paper No. 184, July 2018by: Amy DainThis report summarizes local approaches to zoning for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in metropolitan Boston. -
Home Remedies: Accessory Apartments on Long Island
June 2017by: Elizabeth MooreThis report analyzes local regulations for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on New York's Long Island. -
Jumpstarting the Market for Accessory Dwelling Units: Lessons Learned from Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver
April 2018by: Karen Chapple, Jake Wegmann, Farzad MashhoodThis report presents the results of a survey of accessory dwelling unit property owners in Portland, Oregon; Seattle; and Vancouver, British Columbia. -
Local Tools to Address Housing Affordability: A State-by-State Analysis
2019by: Christiana McFarland, Kyle Funk, Rose KimThis report looks at the role that cities play in achieving housing affordability in different state policy contexts. -
Low-Income Housing Policy
Working Paper 21071, April 2015by: Robert Collinson, Ingrid Gould Ellen, Jens LudwigThis report analyzes the federal government’s low-income housing policies and funding priorities, identifying who participates in these programs and how the motivation and justification for these programs has changed over time. -
Making Affordable Housing a Reality in Cities
June 2019by: Alice Charles, Dilip GunaThis report provides an overview of the supply- and demand-side challenges of developing and preserving affordable housing in cities. -
Opening Doors to Rural Homeownership: Opportunities to Expand Homeownership, Build Wealth, and Strengthen Communities
December 2012This report outlines the unique challenges and opportunities of developing and preserving affordable housing for low-income rural residents. -
Overcoming Opposition to Multifamily Rental Housing
March 2007by: Mark Obrinsky, Debra SteinThis report unpacks the common arguments against multifamily rental housing related to fiscal burden, traffic, property values, and neighborliness and crime. -
Preserving Multifamily Workforce and Affordable Housing: New Approaches for Investing in a Vital National Asset
2015by: Stockton WilliamsThis report shares examples of financing vehicles used to preserve affordable housing. -
Preserving Naturally-Occurring Housing Affordability in Metro Atlanta Neighborhoods: Findings and Recommendations for Policymakers, Foundations, Developers, and Nonprofits
May 2018by: Aliya Bhatia, Miriam KellerThis report calls for the preservation of Atlanta’s older, unsubsidized rental properties, which serve as the city’s main source of naturally-occurring housing affordability. -
Accessory Dwelling Units: Case Study
2008by: Sage Computing, Inc.This short report documents how six different localities regulate accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and discusses the potential benefits of removing regulatory barriers to ADUs. -
Affordable Housing for All: How We Can Fix the Housing Affordability Crisis
April 2019by: Algernon AustinThis briefing paper describes the affordable rental housing crisis and proposes policy solutions related to developing and preserving affordable housing.
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