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Resource Library: Affordable Housing

Homelessness | Affordable Housing | Community Development

Research, resources and best practices related to finance and production of affordable housing, land use regulation, models used to make housing affordable, populations in need, types of affordable housing.

Best Practices

Best Practices for Effecting the Rehabilitation of Affordable Housing
HUD Reducing Regulatory Barriers
Delivering on the Promise of Inclusionary Housing: Best Practices in Administration and Monitoring
PolicyLink
Housing Connections of Connecticut 2008 Highlights
Local Initiatives Support Coalition
Recipe for Growth
Ed Moscovitch, Massachusetts Housing Partnership
Tools for Mixed-Income TOD
Center for Transit Oriented Development

Definitions and Eligibility Information

Affordable Housing Appeals Act Explainer
Legal Assistance Resource Center of CT
2008 Affordable Housing Appeals List - Exempt Municipalities
CHAPTER 126a - Afordable Housing Land Use Appeals
Connecticut General Statutes
Area Median Income
HUD User
HUD Fair Market Rents
HUD User
Rent Schedules and Income Limits for CHFA Multifamily Family Financing Programs
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
State of Connecticut Definition of Affordable Housing
Connecticut General Statutes (Search CGS for 8-39a)

Demographics

Aging, Migration, and Local Communities: The Views of 60+ Residents and Community Leaders
AARP
Residential Demographic Multipliers: Estimates of the Occupants of New Housing
Rutgers University, Center for Urban Policy Research
State Housing Profiles: A Special Analysis of the Census Bureau's American Community Survey
AARP Public Policy Institute
The Declining Young Adult Population in New England
The Carsey Institute, University of New Hampshire

Facts and Figures

Affordability in Connecticut Reports
Affordability in Connecticut: 2008
Affordability in Connecticut: 2007
Affordability in Connecticut: 2006
HOMEConnecticut Campaign
America's Rental Housing: The Key to a Balanced National Policy
Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies
Benchmarking Connecticut 2006: Determinants of Economic Growth
Connecticut Economic Resource Center
Census Bureau
Census Bureau: Using the Census to Learn About Your Community: A Guide to the American Community Survey
Connecticut Voices for Children
Congressional District Profiles
National Low Income Housing Coalition
Connecticut Capitol Region Home Sales Price Report: 2007
Capitol Region Council of Governments
Home Sales Data for Connecticut
Warren Group
Housing and Homelessness: The Facts
Lyceum Resource
Housing in Connecticut: Facts and Figures
Lyceum Resource
Housing…But For Whom?
Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition
Housing Topics
U.S. Census Bureau
Manufacturing, Mining and Construction Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau
Out of Reach 2009
National Low Income Housing Coalition; Connecticut Housing Coalition
Priced Out in 2008
Technical Assistance Collaborative
Property Tax Survey
Stewards of Affordable Housing
Property Tax maps
State of Connecticut Affordable Housing Appeals List
DECD
State Housing Profiles: A Special Analysis of the Census Bureau's American Community Survey
AARP Public Policy Institute
State of the Nation's Housing 2009
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
“Town Stats” for Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Warren Group

Foreclosure Crisis/Subprime Lending

This section contains a variety of resources - please click here for a full list.

Green Development & Sustainability

This section contains a variety of resources - please click here for a full list.

Also see our subtopic on Transit-Oriented Development and Housing

Helpful Links

Land Use, Regulatory Barriers and Density

Demystifying Density
Affordable Housing Design Advisor
Density and Design
Los Angeles Housing Department
Housing Intensification
Metropolitan Design Center
Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse
HUD
The Causes and Consequences of Land Use Regulation: Evidence from Boston
Harvard Institute for Economic Research
This View of Density
The Sierra Club
Visualizing Density
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Models for Affordability

Affordable Housing Toolbox
HousingPolicy.org
A National Study of Community Land Trusts (Working Paper)
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
California Inclusionary Housing Policy Database
California Coalition for Rural Housing
Community Land Trusts in Connecticut
Lyceum Resource
Connecticut Housing Program for Economic Growth (HOMEConnecticut Program)
HOMEConnecticut Campaign
Program Information from the Office of Policy and Management
Guide to Program created by Shipman and Goodwin
Inclusionary Zoning
PolicyLink
Integrating Social Equity and Growth Management: Linking Community Land Trusts and Smart Growth
Institute of Community Economics
Land Bank Authorities: A Guide for the Creation and Operation of Local Land Banks
Local Initiative Support Corporation
Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategies in Hot Housing Markets
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
Research on State and Local Means of Increasing Affordable Housing
ABT Associates for the National Home Builders Association
Shared Equity Homeownership: the Changing Landscape of Resale-Restricted, Owner-Occupied Housing
National Housing Institute

Needs Assessments

Affordable Housing Needs 2005: Report to Congress
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Congressional District Profiles
National Low Income Housing Coalition
Housing…But For Whom?
Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition
The Lack of Affordable Housing in New England: How Big a Problem? Why Is It Growing? What Are We Doing About It?
New England Public Policy Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Overview of Affordable Housing Data and Information – Fairfield County
Local Initiatives Support Coalition and the Fairfield County Collaborative Fund for Affordable Housing
Southwest Connecticut Regional Housing Needs and Supply Assessment
Southwestern Regional Planning Association

Project Profiles

Dutch Point Project Profile
Lyceum
Eaton Row
PATH
Fairlawn Manor Homes Project Profile
Lyceum
The Hollander Foundation Center
Common Ground
Mutual Housing Residential Communities
Mutual Housing Association of Southwestern Connecticut Projects
"Our Projects"
The Community Builders, Inc. Projects
Project Profiles from Jonathan Rose Companies
Eaton Row, New Haven
Metro Green, Stamford
West Rock, New Haven (select "All Projects A-Z on left)
Jonathan Rose Companies
Property Profiles
Mutual Housing Association of Greater Hartford
"Recently Completed Houses"
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven
Revitalization of Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill in Georgetown, CT
Georgetown Land Development Company

Public Housing

Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Waiting List
State of Connecticut Department of Administrative Services
Introduction to the Housing Voucher Program
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Links for Public Housing and Housing Choice Vouchers
Connecticut Legal Services
Preserving Safe, High Quality Public Housing Should Be a Priority of Federal Housing Policy
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
State of Connecticut Department of Social Services
About the Rental Assistance Program
About the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Contact Information for Connecticut Housing Authorities
Websites for Connecticut Housing Authorities
Fact Sheet on Public Housing

Results of Affordable Housing

40B Report: Effects of Mixed-Income, Multi-Family Rental Housing Developments on Single-Family Housing Values
MIT Center for Real Estate
Housing and Public Safety
Justice Policy Institute
Residential Demographic Multipliers
Rutgers University Center for Urban Policy Research
Student Mobility and Stability in Connecticut
Lyceum Resource
The Fiscal Impact of Mixed-Income Housing Developments on Massachusetts Municipalities: A Report for Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association
UMass Donohue Institute

State and Federal Affordable Housing Programs

Affordable Housing Production Programs in Connecticut
Lyceum Explainer
Catalog of HUD Programs
HUD User
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) programs:
Tax Credit Programs
Homebuyer Programs
Multifamily Programs
Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Programs and Services
HOME Investment Partnerships
Affordable Housing Program (FLEX)
Housing Trust Fund
Small Cities Community Development Block Grants
Predevelopment Loan Program
Department of Social Services (DSS) Housing Programs
Connecticut Rental Assistance Program
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
HOME Investment Partnerships
HOPE VI
Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Community Development Block Grants
Office of Policy and Management
Housing for Economic Growth Program (HOMEConnecticut Program)
Office of Responsible Growth
Hope VI: Where Do We Go From Here?
Urban Institute
Summary of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
The Office of Senator Chris Dodd

State Housing Policy Documents

Blue Ribbon Commission on Housing and Economic Development
State of Connecticut
CHFA 2008 Qualified Allocation Plan for Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program
CHFA
DECD Annual Action Plan for Housing and Community Development: 2007-2008
DECD
DECD Annual Report Fiscal Year 2005-2006
DECD

Subprime Lending - see Foreclosure Crisis/Subprime Lending

Homeowners - Keeping Homes, Repairing Lives

Renters - Avoiding Eviction When the Landlord Faces Foreclosure

Neighborhoods - Foreclosure Impacts and Solutions

Connecticut and the Foreclosure Crisis

Best Practices

Definitions and Eligibility Information

Demographics

Facts and Figures

Green Development & Sustainability

Land Use, Regulatory Barriers and Density

Models for Affordability

Needs Assessments

Project Profiles

Public Housing

Results of Affordable Housing

State and Federal Affordable Housing Programs

State Housing Policy Documents

Foreclosure Crisis/Subprime Lending

Transit-Oriented Development & Housing

One in four Connecticut households earn less than 80% of area median income and pay 30% or more of that income for housing.