Housing Policy Research

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Evaluating the Homebuyer Tax Credit and Other Policies

A series of $22 billion in tax credits approved in 2009-2010 intended to stimulate housing demand did produce modest results in the short term. Read More

Neil Peirce of @Citiwire: @BPC_Bipartisan plan to revamp #housing policy may spark conversations across US: http://t.co/LHLVCqI11k

New @UrbanInstitute research on @theCHAtweets transformation that improved #Chicago #housing http://t.co/VShtDPEYGJ http://t.co/6a7PLzDNVm

.@MarketplaceAPM: @UrbanInstitute's Sue Popkin on the link between #housing and #violence http://t.co/5l7yYuiY

How does #housing impact #education and #health? Newsletter rounds up policy, research, & media on how housing matters http://t.co/gwXiXOFk

Reminder: Deadline for @macfound #housing research proposals is January 11, 2013 http://t.co/Bi3DacBn

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Understanding the Relationship Between Assisted Housing and Quality Education

A report by the Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy at NYU evaluates the elementary schools closest to families receiving federal housing assistance nationwide in each state as well as the 100 largest metropolitan areas. Read More
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The Growing Costs of Place

The combined costs of housing and transportation in the nation’s largest 25 metro areas have swelled by 44 percent since 2000 while incomes have failed to keep pace. Read More

Preserving #affordable #rental #housing in Cook County (http://t.co/xXCqkxgv): The Preservation Compact launches new website