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Housing Supply: A Growing Deficit
Economic & Housing Research Note, May 2021This briefing paper provides an updated estimate for the national housing supply shortage and reasons for the deficit. -
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. -
Infill and Redevelopment
2020This briefing paper details infill redevelopment priorities as identified in the University of Delaware's Complete Communities Toolbox. -
Policy Brief: Closing the Capital Gap for Emerging Small-Scale BIPOC Developers
August 2022This brief examines systemic barriers small-scale BIPOC-led developers face and offers strategies to alleviate those barriers. -
Below-Market Financing of Affordable Housing Development
May 2021This paper explains the approach to creating and administering a below-market debt financing program. -
General Obligation Bonds for Affordable Housing
May 2021This paper explains general obligation bonds and how states, counties, and cities use them to provide subsidies for affordable housing projects. -
Capital Subsidies for Building Affordable Housing Developments
May 2021This paper discusses how capital subsidies improve housing affordability and economic viability. -
Point Access Block Building Design: Options for Building More Single-Stair Apartment Buildings in North America
Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, 26(1), 2024This paper introduces point access blocks as an alternative to traditional building codes. -
Best Practices in Geographic Scoping and Tiering of Inclusionary Housing Policies
August 2016This briefing paper highlights lessons learned from U.S. cities that have implemented housing policies to both produce new affordable housing and support economic revitalization in urban neighborhoods with weaker housing markets. -
Ten Ways to Talk About Inclusionary Housing Differently
2017by: Sasha HauswaldThis briefing paper offers 10 messages to better frame new conversations about inclusionary housing. -
Making Inclusionary Housing More Flexible: Four Ideas for Urban Settings
Inclusionary Housing Research & Policy Brief, July 2015by: Robert HickeyThis briefing paper offers four ideas to help improve the flexibility of inclusionary housing policies. -
On Common Ground: Joint Principles on Inclusionary Housing Policies
July 2005This briefing paper lays out five key principles about inclusionary housing based on a societal right to an adequate supply of housing. -
Housing and Health: The Role of Inclusionary Zoning
Health Affairs Health Policy Brief, June 7, 2018This briefing paper argues that inclusionary housing policies can help improve health outcomes for disadvantaged families. -
What Makes Inclusionary Zoning Happen?
Inclusionary Housing Research & Policy Brief, May 2016by: Lisa Sturtevant, Brian StrombergThis briefing paper looks at how inclusionary housing policies vary across localities and what makes local jurisdictions adopt these programs. -
What Do We Know About Inclusionary Housing? Lessons from a National Survey of Programs
January 2018by: Ruoniu Wang, Sasha Hauswald, Emily ThadenThis briefing paper draws from a 2016 national survey of inclusionary housing programs to offer insights on these programs currently operating in the United States. -
Delivering on the Promise of Inclusionary Housing: Best Practices in Administration and Monitoring
2007by: Rick JacobusThis briefing paper notes the importance of proper administration of inclusionary housing programs in ensuring the production and maintenance of affordable housing units. -
Separating Fact from Fiction to Design Effective Inclusionary Housing Programs
Inclusionary Housing Research & Policy Briefs, 2016by: Lisa SturtevantThis briefing paper evaluates inclusionary housing programs to determine factors for their success. -
Why Isn’t There Enough Affordable Housing for the Families Who Need It Most?
February 2018by: Maya Brennan, Solomon GreeneThis briefing paper discusses the market challenges to affordable housing development and preservation and policy responses to improve affordability. -
When Affordable Housing Moves in Next Door
October 2016by: Rebecca DiamondThis briefing paper shares the results of a study that looked at the impact of LIHTC-funded affordable housing projects on property values. -
A Racial Equity Toolkit on Policies for Accessory Dwelling Units
October 2018by: Susie LevyThis briefing paper uses Seattle's Racial Equity Toolkit model to evaluate the effects of the city's policy approach to accessory dwelling units. -
Accessory Dwelling Units: A Flexible Free-Market Housing Solution
R Street Policy Study No. 89, March 2017by: Jonathan CoppageThis briefing paper provides a primer on accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and summarizes common regulatory barriers to ADU development. -
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. -
Rent Control: What Does the Research Tell Us About the Effectiveness of Local Action?
January 2019by: Prasanna Rajasekaran, Mark Treskon, Solomon GreeneThis briefing paper considers whether rent control is an effective and equitable local strategy to preserve affordable housing. -
Inclusionary Zoning: What Does the Research Tell Us About the Effectiveness of Local Action?
January 2019by: Kriti Ramakrishnan, Mark Treskon, Solomon GreeneThis report considers how effective local inclusionary zoning policies are at improving economic opportunity and reducing racial disparities. -
Best Practices for Affordable Housing: Eleven Methods Used by Communities to Create & Preserve Affordable Housing Across the Nation
November 2015by: Bonnie Childers, Kelsey MorrowThis briefing paper highlights eleven strategies for developing and preserving affordable housing and shares where and how they have been used in practice. -
How Does Affordable Housing Affect Surrounding Property Values?
Research Brief No. 1, August 2008by: Sherry AhrentzenThis briefing paper is a literature review on the relationship between affordable housing and property values. -
Single-Family Rentals: A New Approach to Affordable Housing
September 2015by: Dan Magder, Laurie GoodmanThis briefing paper argues that single-family rentals should be part of an affordable housing program and identifies barriers to pursuing such an approach. -
Building Support for Affordable Homeownership and Rental Choices: A Summary of Research Findings on Public Opinion and Messaging on Affordable Housing
August 2013by: Janet Viveiros, Rebecca CohenThis briefing paper summarizes how to effectively communicate with the public and policymakers about affordable housing. -
The Positive Impacts of Affordable Housing on Health: A Research Summary
2007by: Rebecca CohenThis briefing paper reviews the literature on the relationship between affordable housing and health. -
Myths and Facts About Affordable and High Density Housing
May 2002by: Susan De SantisThis briefing paper disproves eight myths about affordable and high-density housing and shares brief case studies of successful projects. -
ADU Update: Early Lessons and Impacts of California's State and Local Policy Changes
December 2017by: David GarciaThis briefing paper summarizes the early effects of state statute amendments in California related to accessory dwelling units (ADUs). -
ADUs: Housing Options for a Growing Region
Policy Brief, February 2019This briefing paper is designed to help local officials in Minnesota's Twin Cities region understand the benefits of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as well as potential ADU policy approaches.
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