Reports

America's Rental Housing 2022

AUTHOR: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University…

YEAR: 2022

DESCRIPTION:

Rental housing demand came roaring back in the second year of the pandemic, reducing vacancy rates and driving up rents.

Tenant Protections and Emergency Rental Assistance During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic

AUTHOR: National Low Income Housing Coalition

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

This report provides a descriptive analysis of tenant protections and ERA-related policies that state and local

Long Waitlists for Housing Vouchers Show Pressing Unmet Need for Assistance

AUTHOR: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

Across the country, large numbers of families who need help to afford housing sit on long waiting lists for assistance, CBPP analysis of selected s

Picture of Preservations

AUTHOR: National Low Income Housing Coalition

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

The report highlights the need for more financial resources and stronger preservation protections to ensure the continued affordability and physica

How Are Landlords Faring During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

AUTHOR: Elijah De La Campa, Vincent J. Reina, Christopher…

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

This paper uses a survey of over 2,500 rental property owners in ten cities across the United States to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandem

The Complexity of Financing Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Housing in the United States

AUTHOR: Terner Center for Housing Innovation, UC Berkley…

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

In this brief, we draw on multiple sources of project-level data as well as interviews with dozens of stakeholders across the country to better und

Misdirected Housing Supports: Why the Mortgage Interest Deduction Unjustly Subsidizes High-Income Households and Expands Racial Disparities

AUTHOR: Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy…

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

The report examines who is likeliest to benefit from the $25 billion annual tax expenditure on the mortgage interest deduction embedded in the tax

Our Homes, Our Communities: How Housing Acquisition Strategies Can Create Affordable Housing, Stabilize Neighborhoods, and Prevent Displacement

AUTHOR: James A. Crowder Jr., Chris Schildt, Rick Jacobus…

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

This report details strategies that cities can lead to creating equitable housing outcomes for residents by moving privately owned rental housing i

The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes

AUTHOR: NLIHC

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

This report details the shortage in affordable rental homes across the United States using geographic data by state.

Housing Stability Resources and Eviction Prevention Response in a Pandemic

AUTHOR: Callie Clark and Clark Ziegler

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

In Massachusetts, we are now facing two housing crises.

The Impact of Home: Building to Opportunity, Health & Equity

AUTHOR: Nicole Manchester, Andrea Ponsor

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

Home is the cornerstone of our identities and our well-being.

Preserving Affordable Homes for Equitable, Healthy Communities

AUTHOR: Andrea Ponsor, Althea Arnold, Michael Bodaken

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

What Determines the Success of Housing Mobility Programs?

AUTHOR: Dionissi Aliprantis, Hal Martin, and Kristen Tauber…

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

There

HUD Historical and Archived Reports

AUTHOR: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development…

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

Historical and Archived Reports

Massachusetts Emergency Rental Assistance Programs in response to COVID-19

AUTHOR: CHAPA, DHCD, MHP

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

In response to the COVID-19 health emergency, local governments across Massachusetts are seeking ways to help residents who have lost their jobs or

Qualified Renters Need Not Apply Race and Voucher Discrimination in the Metro Boston Rental Housing Market

AUTHOR: The Boston Foundation, Suffolk University, Analysis…

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

This study measures the levels of discrimination in the Greater Boston rental housing market based on race and income level.

Crowded In and Priced Out: Why It’s so Hard to Find a Family-Sized Unit in Greater Boston

AUTHOR: MAPC Team: Tim Reardon, Director of Data Services…

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

Finding a home to rent or buy in Greater Boston is stressful. Prices are high, available units are scarce, and competition is stiff.

America's Rental Housing 2020

AUTHOR: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University…

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

Despite slowing demand and the continued strength of new construction, rental markets remain extremely tight.

Can Medicaid Expansion Prevent Housing Evictions?

AUTHOR: Heidi L. Allen, Erica Eliason, Naomi Zewde, and Tal…

YEAR: 2019

DESCRIPTION:

Evictions are increasingly recognized as a serious concern facing low-income households.

Massachusetts Age-Restricted Housing and Services

AUTHOR: MassHousing

YEAR: 2019

DESCRIPTION:

Pinpointing the Gaps Between Supply and Eligibility for Affordable Housing and Between Supply and Demand for Market Rate Housing

Homeward Bound: The Road to Affordable

AUTHOR: National League of Cities (NLC)

YEAR: 2019

DESCRIPTION:

Housing is in a state of crisis in America — and cities, towns and villages are on the front lines.

The Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2019

AUTHOR: Alicia Sasser Modestino, Clark Ziegler, Tom Hopper,…

YEAR: 2019

DESCRIPTION:

The Greater Boston Housing Report Card serves as an annual assessment of housing conditions in Greater Bo

Out of Reach 2019

AUTHOR: National Low Income Housing Coalition

YEAR: 2019

DESCRIPTION:

Out of Reach documents the significant gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing across t

The State of Zoning for Multi-Family Housing In Greater Boston

AUTHOR: Amy Dain; Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance

YEAR: 2019

DESCRIPTION:

This report commissioned by the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance provides a systematic assessment of the state of zoning for multi-family housin