An Analysis of the Economic Impacts of a Proposed Affordable Housing Program for Maine, by Charles S. Colgan,Ph.D., Maine Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Southern Maine. To view click here.

Housing Affordability in Maine - Taking Stock, by the Housing Affordability Initiative at the MIT Center for Real Estate.
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The Housing Voucher Program: Providing Local Relief to Maine with Federal Low-Income Housing Reform, by the Maine Center for Economic Policy.
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The Economic Impact of Affordable Rental Housing in Four Maine Communities, by Planning Decisions, Inc. This report was updated in December 2005 to reflect changes in Maine's school funding formula.

Bringing Housing Front and Center: A Review of the Maine State Housing Authority, by EBW Associates.

Position Paper, Recommendations for Reform in MSHA Governance, by the MAHC.

The State of the Nation’s Housing 2010, by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. To view click here. This annual report provides a concise summary and analysis of recent trends and emerging issues in the nation’s housing markets and a discussion of what might be expected in the coming year. The 2010 report finds room for optimism about the nation’s housing market, but also reveals that recent progress is fragile and highly dependent on continued job growth.

Out of Reach 2010, by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Out of Reach provides data for every state, metropolitan area and county in the country on how much a household must earn to afford a modest market-rate rental home. To view, click here.

The Disruption of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program: Causes, Consequences, Responses, and Proposed Correctives, by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. To view, click here.

Options For Jobs Legislation: Providing $1 Billion To Prevent Homelessness, by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. To view, click here.

Research Note #09-01: Preliminary Assessment of American Community Survey Data Shows Housing Affordability Gap Worsened for Lowest Income Households from 2007 to 2008, by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. To view, click here.

An Overview of Federal Support for Housing, by the Congressional Budget Office. To view, click here.

The Effectiveness of Permanent Supportive Housing in Maine, by Mondello, McLaughlin and Bradley. To view, click here.

Decade of Neglect Has Weakened Federal Low-Income Housing Programs, by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. To view, click here.