Data Sources
LIHTC Mapping Tool from Novogradac Affordable Housing Resource Center
National Housing Preservation Database from Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation
National Risk Index Hazards, Components, Scores, by County and Tract from Federal Emergency Management Agency
Guides and Toolkits
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Affordable Housing How-To Guide: How to Use State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for Affordable Housing Production and Preservation from US Department of the Treasury. Updated June 2024
Affordable Housing Supply Toolkit: Increasing the Supply of New Affordable Housing from US Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Housing Affordability Toolkit from National Multifamily Housing Council
Affordable Housing Toolkit for Counties from National Association of Counties
Land-Use Tools to Promote Affordable Housing from Tompkins County, New York website
HOUSING AFTER NATURAL DISASTER
Disaster Recovery Homelessness Toolkit from US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Rapid Re-Housing Toolkit from National Alliance to End Homelessness
HOUSING POLICY
Housing and Homelessness Toolkit from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
FAIR HOUSING
Module 8: Implementing a Fair Housing Plan – How to Transform Fair Housing Goals into Action from the Fair Housing Planning Toolkit by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
ACCESSIBLE HOUSING
Vermont Homes for All Toolkit: A ‘design and do’ toolkit for small-scale home builders, investors, and community leaders from Vermont Agency of Commerce & Development
Home Modification Toolkit from University of Southern California, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
Standards for Quality Supportive Housing Guide (2022) from the Corporation for Supportive Housing
HOUSING AND HEALTH
Recovery Housing: Expanding Access and Supporting Choice Toolkit from The Homeless and Housing Resource Center. October 2024.
Housing and Health: a Roadmap for the Future from American Hospital Association
HOUSING SUPPLY
Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook from National League of Cities (requires free registration)
RURAL HOUSING
Rural Development Policy Toolkit: Providing Well-Places Affordable Housing in Rural Communities from Smart Growth America. April 2017.
A Housing Toolkit for Rural Illinois from Illinois Extension, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Hoosier Housing Ready Toolkit: Ten steps to success for rural counties from Indiana University Center for Rural Engagement
A Design Guide: Building tomorrow’s rural communities (England) from Matthew Rice
Articles and Blog Posts
Addressing Challenges to Affordable Housing in Land Use Law: Recognizing Affordable Housing as a Right by Harvard Law Review
How to Conduct a Housing Needs Assessment by University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension
Bipartisan Policy Center products:
- Preserving Long-Term Affordability in LIHTC Housing
- Exploring the Affordable Housing Shortage’s Impact on American Workers, Jobs, and the Economy
Urban Institute Research Reports on Housing:
- Place the Blame Where It Belongs: Lack of housing supply is largely responsible for high home prices and rents. January 2024
- The Role of Single-Family Housing Production and Preservation in Addressing the Affordable Housing Supply Shortage. December 2021
- Overcoming the Nation's Daunting Housing Supply Shortage. March 2021
- A Profile of Institutional Investor–Owned Single-Family Rental Properties.April 2023