Publications

Our Research on the Greater DC region.

Brief

Washington Housing Initiative: Context and Contribution

Launched in 2018, the Washington Housing Initiative identifies and acquires rental properties in neighborhoods facing rising property values in the Washington, DC area, and keeps a majority of the apartments affordable for households with moderate
Research Report

Meeting the Washington Region’s Future Housing Needs

The Washington region faces serious housing challenges that undermine many residents’ well-being. Constrained housing supply, coupled with regional growth, pushes up rents and prices for existing housing.
Research Report

An Assessment of the Need for Large Units in the District of Columbia

Though the District of Columbia has a substantial supply of large housing units with three or more bedrooms, those units are not meeting the needs of families with low incomes.
Research Report

Equitable Development and Urban Park Space

Results and insights from the first two years of implementation of the equitable development plan of DC’s 11th Street Bridge Park Project.
Testimony

Evictions are More than a Landlord-Tenant Issue

Maya Brennan made a statement before the Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Committee’s Public Hearing on eviction-related legislation.
Research Report

A Pilot Study of Landlord Acceptance of Housing Choice Vouchers

FULL REPORT A Pilot Study of Landlord Acceptance of Housing Choice Vouchers
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Housing Insights: Bringing Open Data to Affordable Housing Decisionmakers

The Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development, the DC Department of Housing and Community Development, and Urban–Greater DC partnered with Code for DC to develop Housing Insi
Research Report

Trauma-Informed Community Building and Engagement

Residents in public housing and other low-income or marginalized communities live with the daily stressors of violence and concentrated poverty, which stem from historic and structural conditions of racism, disenfranchisement, and isolation.
Research Report

A Paired-Testing Pilot Study of Housing Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples and Transgender Individuals

Much of what we know about housing discrimination against lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people comes from surveys. But these personal experiences may only represent the most blatant forms of discrimination.
Research Report

A Neighborhood-Level Analysis of the Economic Impact of Gun Violence

Despite broad interest in estimating the economic costs of gun violence at the national and individual levels, we know little about how local economies respond to increased gun violence, especially sharp and sudden increases (or surges) in gun vi
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Gun Violence Affects the Economic Health of Communities

Despite broad interest in estimating the economic costs of gun violence at the national and individual levels, we know little about how local economies respond to increased gun violence, especially sharp and sudden increases (or surges) in gun vi
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Strategies for Increasing Housing Supply in High-Cost Cities: DC Case Study

This paper uses the Washington, DC, region to explore barriers and opportunities to increase the supply of housing.
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Anatomy of a Preservation Deal: Innovations in Preserving Affordable Housing from around the United States

Preserving existing affordable housing generally costs less than new construction, prevents displacement, and takes advantage of existing land-use patterns.
Research Report

Toward a Community Vision for Equitable Economic Development

Washington, DC, has prospered in the last decade and a half, but for residents living in neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River, the story has been different.
Research Report

Affordable Housing Needs Assessment for the District of Columbia

This report is the second part of a housing study being completed by the Urban Institute for the Washington, DC, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED).