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Report Update: State Strategies to Increase Energy and Water Efficiency in LIHTC Properties (NHT/EEFA, 2021)

In 2017, Energy Efficiency for All released “State Strategies to Increase Energy and Water Efficiency in Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties” which identified the most common strategies HFAs were using to advance water and energy efficiency in housing credit properties. This updated report examines the same ten strategies to identify trends in how HFAs are using 9 percent LIHTCs to develop and preserve affordable rental housing that is energy and water efficient, and identify states encouraging higher levels of performance and promising practices.

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Richmond Regional Housing Framework Data Update (PHARVA, 2023)

This report is a data update for the Richmond Regional Housing Framework, which was released by the Partnership for Housing Affordability (PHA) in January 2020. It will support PHA’s ongoing efforts to educate both decision-makers and the public at large about the region’s housing needs and opportunities. Data in the report will also help PHA continue to monitor, change, and implement the policy solutions outlined in the Framework.

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Housing America’s Older Adults 2023 (JCHS)

This report examines the realities of older adults' housing in the U.S. It begins with demographics and data about seniors' living situations, and then dives into challenges around affordability, accessibility, and housing quality. It closes out by focusing on the special challenge that is the "dual burden" of housing and elder care on low-income households.

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Inclusionary Zoning Primer (NAHB, 2019)

This resource collects and summarizes research on inclusionary zoning, arguing that it may not be as effective as advocates hope at closing the affordability gap, and may also have deleterious effects on market-based housing development.

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America’s Rental Housing 2024 (JCHS)

A report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Research on the state of rental housing in the U.S., including data about households, housing stock, markets, affordability, and the many challenges facing rental housing in 2024.

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