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Housing Research & Analysis

CohnReznick ā”‚Housing Tax Credit Investments: Investment and Operational Performance

A study issued by CohnReznick found Low Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) properties to be operating better than in any other period during the programā€™s history.

The Terner Center for Housing Innovations ā”‚The Links Between Affordable Housing and Economic Mobility

The Terner Center for Housing Innovations at UC Berkley (The Terner Center), in partnership with the California Community Reinvestment Corporation (CCRC), released new research highlighting the impact living in affordable housing has on residentsā€™ economic mobility and other positive outcomes.

HUD | Understanding Whom the LIHTC Serves: Data on Tenants in LIHTC Units as of December 31, 2015

HUD recently published Understanding Whom the LIHTC Program Serves: Data on Tenants in LIHTC Units as of December 31, 2015, providing demographic data about Housing Credit tenants, including race, ethnicity, family composition, age, income, use of rental assistance, disability status, and monthly rent burden.

Freddie Mac | How Big a Difference Do Restricted Rents Make?

Freddie Macā€™s analysis illustrates the significant financial savings Housing Credit tenants are able to achieve compared to low-income households living in comparable market-rate rental housing.

National Low Income Housing Coalition Report: “The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes March 2018”

The 2017 report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) measures the availability of rental housing affordable to extremely low income households and other income groups.

CohnReznick 2017 Housing Credit Equity Volume Survey

CohnReznick provides analysis of the Housing Credit equity market, including pricing and volume, during 2017.

S&P Global | U.S. Municipal Housing Sector Outlook 2018

S&P Global Ratings’ 2018 outlook for the U.S. public finance (USPF) housing sector in 2018 is stable, with some limited exceptions. The industry begins 2018 breathing a sigh of relief that the final version of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the Tax Act) maintained tax-exempt private activity bonds, the lifeblood of

Urban Institute | The Case for More, Not Less: Shortfalls in Federal Housing Assistance and Gaps in Evidence for Proposed Policy Changes

This report provides an overview of the current landscape of housing assistance, its central role in the safety net, and the evidence on contemporary policy proposals.

Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University | Americaā€™s Rental Housing 2017

After a decade of broad-based growth, renter households are increasingly likely to have higher incomes, be older, and have children.