Published: 2018 | Corianne Payton Scally, Amanda Gold, Carl Hedman, Matthew Gerken, Nicole DuBois | Urban League Abstract Despite the housing affordability challengesmany low-income renters face, most government resources for preserving and building affordable rental housing have declined. This stagnation…
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: How It Works and Who It Serves
Published: 2018 | Corianne Payton Scally, Amanda Gold, Nicole DuBois | Urban League Abstract The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is a complex but crucial tool for the production and preservation of affordable rental housing. Through this program, private investors…
Why Buy a Home? Race, Ethnicity, and Homeownership Preferences in the United States
Published: 2018 | Brian J. McCabe | SAGE Sociology of Race and Ethnicity Abstract There are many reasons why Americans prefer homeownership to renting. Owning a home can serve as a vehicle for economic mobility or a marker of status…
Unstable Housing and Caregiver and Child Health in Renter Families
Published: 2018 | Megan Sandel, Richard Sheward, Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba | Pediatrics Abstract Objectives: To evaluate how 3 forms of housing instability relate to caregiver and child health among low-income renter households. Methods: Caregivers of children 0 to 48…
The Economic Implications of Housing Supply
Published: 2018 | Edward Glaeser, Joseph Gyourko | The Journal of Economic Prespectives Abstract In this essay, we review the basic economics of housing supply and the functioning of US housing markets to better understand the distribution of home prices,…
Supply Skepticism: Housing Supply and Affordability
Published: 2018 | Vicki Been, Ingrid Gould Ellen, Katherine O’Regan | NYU Furman Center, NYU Wagner School, and NYU School of Law Abstract Growing numbers of affordable housing advocates and community members are questioning the premise that increasing the supply…
Multifamily Cost of Regulation
Published: 2018 | Dr. Paul Emrath, Caitlin Walter
City NIMBYs
Published: 2018 | Vicki Been | Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law Abstract This article published in the Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law explores the growing trend of opposition to development in cities. It describes the academic…
The What, Where, and When of Place-Based Housing Policy’s Neighborhood Effects
Published: 2017 | Keri-Nicole Dillman, Ann Verrilli, Keren Horn Abstract Ever-scarce affordable housing production resources, in addition to their primary function of providing housing for those in need, are increasingly enlisted for the dual goals of strengthening distressed communities and…
NLC Preemption Report
Published: 2017 | National League of Cities Abstract Preemption is the use of state law to nullify a municipal ordinance or authority. Proponents of preemption argue that it equalizes laws across the state, preventing individuals and firms from navigating a…