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April 26, 2011 -
Publication
Affordability Increasingly Challenges U.S. Renters
Long-term increases in rental housing prices and utility costs combined with stagnant or falling incomes are creating escalating affordability pressures for U.S. renters. Read More
December 31, 2009 -
Info sheet
Window of Opportunity Investment Summary
The MacArthur Foundation is investing $150 million to preserve and improve affordable rental homes across the U.S. Read More
September 15, 2008 -
Commentary
MacArthur's Julia Stasch Highlights the Importance of Affordable Housing
In a commentary in Illinois Issues, Stasch emphasizes the importance of preserving affordable rental housing in U.S. cities in the midst of a mortgage crisis. Read More
April 30, 2008 -
Publication
Mortgage Turmoil Contributes to Rental Affordability Woes, According to Harvard Report
The current mortgage turmoil reaches deep into rental markets, according to new research on rental housing market dynamics released today by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. Read More
November 27, 2007 -
Press release
Preserving Affordable Rental Housing Across the Country
MacArthur will invest $150 million to preserve and improve at least 300,000 units of affordable rental housing across the country, tripling a commitment announced four years ago. Read More
September 15, 2006 -
Commentary
Jonathan Fanton on the Incredible Shrinking Apartments
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton discusses the trends in the affordable housing rental market. Read More
March 15, 2006 -
Publication
ENewsletter: Preserving Affordable Rental Housing
Contents
In Focus: Preserving Affordable Rental Housing
From the Field: Justice Delivered in Russian Police Torture Case
Newsroom: A University’s New Home
Newsroom: Low-Tech, High Impact
Newsroom: MacArthur's Work in Russia
In Focus: Preserving ... Read More
March 8, 2006 -
Speech
Remarks by Jonathan Fanton for the Inaugural Release of the Harvard University Joint Center Rental Housing Report
MacArthur President discusses the Foundation's support for efforts to understand and preserve affordable housing, focusing on several programs in New York City. Read More
March 8, 2006 -
Press release
Rental Housing Report Reveals 200,000 Affordable Units Lost Each Year
Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies, with support from MacArthur, issued a press release about its first Annual Report on the state of the nation's rental housing. Read More
April 1, 2005 -
Publication
Enewsletter: Housing Matters
For children and families, housing matters. But how?
How important is housing to healthy human and community development? Ask Maricela Contreras. She remembers how it was for her growing up in Chicago, moving from apartment to ... Read More