Hate Crimes against the Homeless: America’s Growing Tide of Violence, a report released by the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH), states that at least 43 homeless individuals were killed in the past year. These violent attacks appear to have been motivated by hatred or bias specifically aimed at homeless persons, most often middle-aged men. [More ...]
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National Coalition for the Homeless Releases Report on Hate Crimes Against the Homeless
Tags: Hate Crimes, homeless, Report
New Report: Unaffordable Housing and Local Employment Growth
Source: New England Public Policy Center
Abstract
High housing prices have caused concerns among policy makers as well as the public in many U.S. regions. There is a general belief that unaffordable housing could drive businesses away and thus impede job growth. However, there has been little empirical evidence that supports this view. In this paper, we clarify how housing affordability is linked to employment growth and why unaffordable housing could negatively affect employment growth. [More ...]
Tags: Affordable Housing, Jobn Growth, Report, Research
Report: Vermont housing some of New England’s least affordable
From VHFA Housing Matters blog, June 23, 2010
“The New England Public Policy Center published a report this month that shows Vermont’s housing is some of the least affordable of all New England states.
Specifically, “young professionals” 25- to 39-year-olds, out of school, holding bachelor degrees or higher have a harder time affording housing in Vermont than in any other New England state. [More ...]
Tags: Affordability, New England, Report, Vermont
2010 Housing and Wages Report Released
There to comment on the report were Richard Walega, HUD Regional Administrator, House Speaker Shap Smith, Sarah Carpenter, VHFA, Rob Naylor, Naylor and Breen Builders, and Brenda Torpy, Champlain Housing Trust. Photo credit: Craig Bailey, VHFA
The 2010 report, Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Housing and Wages in Vermont, was released Tuesday, July 15, at a press event at Brookside Village in Colchester. There to comment on the report were Richard Walega, HUD’s Regional Administrator, House Speaker Shap Smith, Rob Naylor of Naylor & Breen Builders, and Brenda Torpy of Champlain Housing Trust. [More ...]
Tags: Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Housing and Wages, Report, VHFA
State of the Nation’s Housing 2010 Report
“PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2010
Contact: Taylor Materio 202-662-1530 x227; taylor@nlihc.org
State of the Nation’s Housing 2010 Released, Low Income Renters Still Most in Need
New York, NY - Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies released its State of the Nation’s Housing 2010 report on June 14, finding room for optimism about the nation’s housing market while also revealing that recent progress is fragile and highly dependent on continued job growth. [More ...]
Tags: Harvard, Housing Research, Report
