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Use the links below to find resources and publications from the Center for Housing Policy by alphabetical order. Alternatively, you can sort publications by Release Date or Subject Area.

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		Beltway Burden: The Combined Cost of Housing and Transportation in the Greater Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area The product of a partnership between the Center for Housing Policy, the Center for Neighborhood Technology and the Urban Land Institute Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing, this report documents the challenges faced by working families in the Washington, DC metropolitan area who are forced to "drive ‘till they qualify" for housing, incurring higher transportation costs that eventually erode their housing cost savings. Release Date: February 2009 Download PDF As a complement to the report, the Terwilliger Center also released the Terwilliger Cost Calculator, which provides consumers with up-to-date Washington, D.C. metro area housing and transportation cost data that they can use to make informed decisions on where to live and work. Visit the Cost Calculator
		The Effects of Inclusionary Zoning on Local Housing Markets: Lessons from the San Francisco, Washington DC and Suburban Boston Areas Released in partnership with NYU's Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy, this report helps to advance the current understanding of inclusionary zoning by taking a closer look at the impacts of programs in three metropolitan areas. The authors describe the types of communities that have adopted inclusionary zoning programs and assess the effects of these programs on affordable housing production and the price and production of market-rate housing. Release Date: March 2008 View Reports
		Foreclosure-Response.org This online guide to foreclosure prevention and neighborhood stabilization is developed and maintained by the Center for Housing Policy, KnowledgePlex, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and the Urban Institute. The Web site includes a comprehensive policy guide on strategies for preventing and responding to foreclosures, as well as access to interactive online discussions and tools that allow users to create customized data reports and maps to identify areas in which to target resources and efforts. Visit Foreclosure-Response.org
		A Heavy Load: The Combined Housing and Transportation Burdens of Working Families How do low- to moderate-income working families balance their housing costs with commuting and other transportation costs that are part of their daily routines? Our analysis of 28 major metropolitan areas shows that, as working families move further from work to find housing they can afford, they end up spending as much, or more, on increased transportation costs as they save on housing. Individual profiles for the 28 metropolitan areas included in the report are also available. Release Date: October 2006 Download PDF View basis reports: Center for Neighborhood Technology Institute for Transportation Studies, University of California, Berkeley
		Housing Affordability Trends for Working Households This report examines severe housing cost burden trends from 2005-2008 and shows that despite a decline in home prices, housing affordability actually worsened for many of America's working families during this time period. Release Date: December 2009 Download PDF View supplementary material: Media Release
		The Housing Landscape for America's Working Families 2007 How many low- to moderate-income working families pay more than half their income for housing or live in severely substandard housing? Has this situation gotten better or worse over the past few years? What are housing conditions like in major metropolitan areas across the country? This report examines these questions and more, documenting a 73 percent increase in the number of working families with critical housing needs between 1997 and 2005. Release Date: August 2007 Download PDF View supplementary material: Metro Area Profiles and Media Release Key Findings and Data Tables
		HousingPolicy.org – Your Online Guide to State and Local Housing Policy This online guide provides the latest information on high-impact state and local policies that help to increase the supply of affordable homes for working families. HousingPolicy.org includes a broad range of state and local housing policy tools, as well as guidance on how to put these tools together to create a comprehensive housing strategy. Visit HousingPolicy.org
		How Transportation Reform Could Increase the Availability of Housing Affordable to Families with a Mix of Incomes Near Public Transit, Job Centers, and Other Essential Destinations This report explains how reauthorization of the federal transportation bill can incent the improved coordination of transportation, housing and land use policy to ensure that families across a range of incomes have access to affordable housing as well as efficient, accessible transportation options. Release Date: February 2010 Download PDF

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		Impacts of Homeownership Education and Counseling on Homebuyer Purchasing Power: Summary of Findings This report (with accompanying case studies) presents preliminary evidence suggesting that high-performing homeownership education and counseling agencies may result in quantifiable benefits in the form of increased purchasing power for counseled borrowers that may substantially exceed the costs of providing the counseling. Release Date: November 2007 View Reports
		The Importance of Integrating Rigorous Research Objectives Into Any Reauthorization of the “Moving to Work” Demonstration Policy paper authored by Jeffrey Lubell and Jon Baron Release Date: March 2007 Download PDF
		Increasing the Availability of Affordable Homes: A Handbook of High-Impact State and Local Solutions Prepared by the Center for Housing Policy for Homes for Working Families, this handbook identifies six broad strategies that state and local governments can adopt to preserve and increase the supply of homes affordable to working families, along with 22 specific policies to help implement these strategies. Brief case studies show how these solutions have worked in communities around the country. Release Date: January 2007 View the full-color Handbook (30 pages, PDF) that illustrates the 22 high-impact state and local policies. View the detailed Analysis (115 pages, PDF) that provides an in-depth discussion of the 22 policies and why they were selected. View the one-page Fact Sheet (PDF).
		Insights from Housing Policy Research: Don't Put It Here! Does Affordable Housing Cause Nearby Property Values to Decline? Part of a series of research briefs highlighting the findings and policy implications of housing policy research supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, this brief synthesizes the findings of several reviews of research examining whether affordable housing causes a decline in nearby property values. Release Date: February 2009 Download PDF View supplementary material: Related Research Abstracts All Research Briefs in this Series
		Insights from Housing Policy Research: Taking Stock - the Role of "Preservation Inventories" in Preserving Affordable Rental Housing Part of a series of research briefs highlighting the findings and policy implications of housing policy research supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, this brief examines how data analysis is helping states and localities to preserve the stock of affordable rental housing. Release Date: February 2009 Download PDF View supplementary material: All Research Briefs in this Series
		Insights from Housing Policy Research: The Well-Being of Low-Income Children - Does Affordable Housing Matter? Part of a series of research briefs highlighting the findings and policy implications of housing policy research supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, this brief profiles the research of Sandra J. Newman, director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies, to understand how affordable housing affects the lives of its occupants. Release Date: February 2009 Download PDF View supplementary material: Related Research Abstracts All Research Briefs in this Series
		Locked Out: Keys to Homeownership Elude Many Working Families with Children Did you know that despite national homeownership rates that are at or near all-time highs in recent years, the rate for working families with children was higher back in 1978 than in 2003? This report details this disturbing trend and also tracks how the homeownership gap between white and minority working families with children has widened over the past 25 years. Release Date: March 2006 Download PDF View basis report: Homeownership and Critical Housing Needs Among Working Families with Children: 1978-2003 Trends and Their Policy Implications, by Dr. Kathryn P. Nelson, Ph.D.
		Paycheck to Paycheck Database This online, interactive database is regularly updated and presents wage information for more than 60 occupations, as well as home prices and rents for nearly 200 metropolitan areas, allowing workers to see how their wages stack up against housing costs in their area. Visit the Paycheck to Paycheck Database
		Private Sector Solutions for Workforce Housing: What Realtors and Their Partners Can Do Prepared for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) for NAR's April 2006 work force housing summit, this report also will be useful to local Chambers of Commerce or other business groups that are working to raise awareness of and advocate for workforce housing in their communities. Release Date: April 2006 Download PDF on NAR's Web site

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		Quantifying the Value Proposition of Employer-Assisted Housing: A Case Study of Aurora Health Care Release Date: May 2008 Download PDF
		Regional Coordination in Atlanta Metro and in the Twin Cities: Understanding the Challenges and Opportunities of Coordinating Housing, Transportation and Workforce Policies The Center for Housing Policy and the Metropolitan Planning Council convened listening sessions in Atlanta and the Twin Cities in 2009 to explore regional perspectives on the coordination of housing, transportation and workforce policies. This report draws and expands upon the information shared at these two sessions. Release Date: February 2010 Download PDF
		Shared Equity, Powerful Results: Helping One Generation of Homeowners After Another This suite of educational materials reviews the benefits of “shared equity” – a unique approach to affordable homeownership. Under this approach, a state or local government provides funding to help a family purchase a home. In return for this investment, the government entity shares in the benefits of any home price appreciation that may occur. Homebuyers benefit from a substantially lower home price and the opportunity for significant home equity gains. Local communities benefit by retaining vital workers who otherwise couldn’t afford to live in the communities they serve. And, by ensuring that the public’s investment keeps pace with the housing market, shared equity strategies allow governments to help generations of families achieve homeownership with a single initial investment. Release Date: April 2007 View suite of materials
		Something's Gotta Give Working Families and the Cost of Housing What happens when low- to moderate-income working families have to pay an excessive amount of their income for housing? Clearly, Something’s Gotta Give. This in-depth report examines how unaffordable housing affects other aspects of our quality of life, finding that families who pay more than half of their household budget for housing often reduce expenditures for other essentials such as food, clothing, transportation and healthcare. Release Date: April 2005 Download PDF
		Strengthening the Ladder for Sustainable Homeownership A report by NHC for The Annie E. Casey Foundation Release Date: February 2005 Download PDF
		Stretched Thin: The Impact of Rising Housing Expenses on America's Owners and Renters Did you know that many housing expenses are actually increasing faster than incomes? This study examines change in a wide variety of housing expenses from 1996 to 2006, revealing that increases in mortgages and rents aren't the only reason why Americans may be feeling "Stretched Thin." Release Date: October 2008 Download PDF View supplementary material: Key Findings
		Vital Links: Housing’s Contributions to the Nation’s Health and Education Objectives Released in partnership with Enterprise Community Partners, this set of resources frames the many ways in which our homes and neighborhoods may affect health outcomes and educational achievement, and includes a research summary, literature review, annotated bibliography and fact sheet for each topic. Release Date: July 2007 View suite of materials

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