James City County commissioned this study to survey housing conditions and to quantify housing needs related to poor condition and lack of affordable and appropriate housing options. The Virginia Center for Housing Research (VCHR) at Virginia Tech and czb, LLC teamed up to collect data, conduct data analysis and provide strategy recommendations to County staff.
Read MoreThis report includes a variety of data sets related to demographics, economics and housing relative to Richlands, Virginia, with focus on the downtown commercial district, referred to as the Downtown Study Area (DSA) throughout the report. It includes housing gap estimates for rental housing at various income levels and provides housing plan recommendations that the authors believe will address housing issues and enable the Town of Richlands and Tazewell County to better to plan for the future.
Read MoreThe housing challenges confronting metropolitan Richmond are varied and complex, ranging from homelessness to affordable homeownership. The Partnership for Housing Affordability has led a collaborative effort to create a Regional Housing Framework to encourage consistent, collective focus in addressing the region’s shared housing challenges.
Read MoreIn 2009 and 2010 the Commonwealth of Virginia convened a task force to look comprehensively at State-level policies aimed at alleviating poverty for Virginians. This summary report details existing programs, challenges and ultimately recommendations.
Read MoreThis study analyzes the location of affordable housing in 20 metropolitan areas by mapping federally subsidized rental apartments in each area and measuring the amount of affordable housing within certain distances of transit. The study uses five areas as case studies—including site visits and interviews with residents 50 and older—to provide more information on the challenges and benefits of different locations of affordable housing.
Read MoreVisitability initiatives that support aging independently in one's home and community are the subject of this AARP Public Policy Institute Research Report. Authors Jordana Maisel and Edward Steinfeld of the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA) and Eleanor Smith of Concrete Change discuss the barriers to visitability implementation and opportunities for further acceptance of these design parameters in the construction of new homes.
Read MoreA study by the ULI Terwilliger Center for Housing builds off prior research on immigrants and housing to examine the housing and residential location choices of immigrants in five metropolitan areas that each reflect a different type of immigrant gateway community: San Francisco; Houston; Minneapolis; Buffalo, New York; and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Read MoreThis Housing Assistance Council Rural Research Report details the housing, economic and social characteristics of Central Appalachia.
Read MoreThis 2014 Housing Assistance Council report explores the state of housing for seniors in rural America using demographic and market data, and it offers resources and recommendations for addressing the challenges identified.
Read MoreRising house prices and incomes, an aging housing stock, and a pickup in household growth are all contributing to today’s strong home improvement market. Demand is robust in coastal metros with especially high house values and household incomes. Demographic trends should continue to buoy the market over the next decade, with the rising tide of older homeowners accounting for more than three-quarters of projected growth. Although the huge millennial generation is set to shape future spending trends, younger households have been slow to break into homeownership and the remodeling market.
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