A new paper argues that forest conservation programs could be a tool for planners to incorporate environmental concerns in the development of affordable housing.
The home improvement market continues to benefit from a strong housing market, according to our latest Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA).
A new paper estimates that 62 percent of renter households (19.2 million) have “residual-income burdens,” meaning they don’t have enough income to meet a modest but comfortable standard of living after paying rent.
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This paper explores and contributes to scholarship on the escalating related concerns of environmental conservation and housing affordability. Situated within contemporary approaches to environmental governance, it explores the use of forest management incentives in southern Ontario to analyze their particular spatial intersection with socio-economic variables and land use change dynamics.
This paper examines the housing affordability crisis using a residual income approach to identify renter households whose housing expenses are too high and who lack the income to enable them to meet a basic but comfortable standard of living. The findings reveal both the challenges of high housing costs and insufficient incomes that keep many American households from meeting their basic needs.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, service coordinators played a pivotal role in the support of older adult residents of publicly funded housing properties. Some independent housing operators employ service coordinators to increase residents’ self-sufficiency, physical security, social connections, and the delivery of long-term community-based supportive services. This report presents results from a survey conducted between June 23 and July 17, 2020 to explore the experiences of these service coordinators during the early months of COVID-19.
