In response to rising rates of homelessness, city and state governments have introduced many different programs aimed at providing various forms of shelter and permanent housing to the unhoused. In a new study, a team of researchers in British Columbia,…
The Price of Inclusion: Evidence from Housing Developer Behavior
Published: 2020 | Evan Soltas Abstract In many U.S. cities, incentives and regulations lead developers to build mixed-income housing. How cost-effective are these policies? I study take-up of a tax incentive in New York City using a model in which…
Affordable Housing Primer
Published: 2020 | Shane Philips | UCLA Lewis Center Abstract In this primer we will discuss five (5) affordable housing categories, including details about who builds them, how they’re built, who pays, and how rents are set and can change…
The Costs of Affordable Housing Production: Insights from California’s 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program
Published: 2020 | Carolina Reid | Terner Center Abstract The research shows that hard construction costs—specifically the costs of material and labor—are the primary driver of rising development costs.
Los Angeles County Annual Affordable Housing Outcomes Report
Published: 2019 | California Housing Partnership
Do Vouchers Help Low-Income Households Live in Safer Neighborhoods? Evidence on the Housing Choice Voucher Program
Published: 2011 | Michael C. Lens, Ingrid Gould Ellen and Katherine O’Regan | Cityscape Abstract This article examines an important potential justification jor the Housing Choice Voucher Program, namely, whether participants are able to access safer neighborhoods. Using neighborhood crime…
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