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The Urban Institute published an article on how housing matters for economic mobility. The piece also discusses income inequality and economic mobility in different neighborhoods and why that matters.
This article from the Journal of General Internal Medicine analyzes the connection between housing instability and food insecurity with poor health outcomes.
This case study by Fannie Mae looks at what happened when Seattle developed the Multifamily Tax Exemption Program (MFTE) to address the Seattle metro area’s declining housing affordability.
This article in the Journal of Community Psychology provides ways to define and measure housing stability. Caila Aube, Kelly Fenn, Ted Naylor, Marianne Quirouette, Andrea Reynolds, and Kait Sullivan wrote or contributed to the piece.
This paper, published by American Economic Review, highlights the effects that living in neighborhoods with less poverty has on children. Raj Chety, Nathaniel Hendren, and Lawrence F. Katz authored the article.
The Certified Organization for Resident Engagement & Services (CORES) Resource Library is a free online library of tools for potential CORES Certification applicants and others in the multifamily industry. CORES developed the library with Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future…
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released an article discussing how affordable housing impacts residents’ health outcomes and healthcare costs. The article mentions how the healthcare system is vital in connecting patients to housing. However, housing programs still need to…
In this guide, NeighborWorks America lists ways for multifamily owners and operators to provide effective resident engagement.
Health Affairs published an article outlining health and housing literature. The piece also provides high-level direction for future research and policy agendas.
Fitwel’s Benchmark report features findings from an analysis of 60 QuadReal properties pointing to the positive outcomes that health and wellbeing strategies have on tenant satisfaction and financial outcomes.
Esusu and Freddie Mac worked together to bring rent reporting into more than 1,400 properties across the country, and over 184,000 units are now reporting their rent payments through Esusu.
FHFA’s 2023 list of certain U.S. counties that are designated as Cost-Burdened or Very Cost-Burdened. The tables below provide a listing of all counties falling into these categories and their associated parent MSAs. https://multifamilyimpactcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023.1-FHFA-Cost-Burdened-and-Very-Cost-Burdened-Markets.pdf